Laparosc Endosc Surg Sci . 2008; 15(2): 80-83

Intragastric Baloon Causing Intestinal Obstruction

Bülent Kaya, Yalým Uçtum, Rýza Kutaniþ
Vakýf Gureba Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi 3. Genel Cerrahi Servisi

Morbid obesity is became a major health problem in last years. ‹ntragastric baloon is one of the used treatment method for morbid obesity. It is a relatively non-invasive procedure with few complications. Although effectiveness of the intragastric baloon is contravertial it is used all over the world. The most commonly encountered problems with intragastric baloon are gastric and duodenal ulcer, gastric hemorrhage, small and large bowel obstruction. ‹ntestinal obstruction usually detected in patients whose intragastric baloon were applied more than 6 months ago and causing intestinal obstruction with deflation. A 26 year old young male was presented with signs of intestinal obstruction. He had been given history of intragastric baloon application 3 months before. The deflated baloon was detected in abdominal graphy and computed tomography. He was diagnosed and operated with deflated intragastric baloon causing intestinal obstruction.

Keywords: Morbid obesity, intragastric baloon, intestinal obsruction.

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Ýnce Barsak Týkanýklýðýna Neden Olan Ýntragastrik Balon

Bülent Kaya, Yalým Uçtum, Rýza Kutaniþ
Vakýf Gureba Eðitim ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi 3. Genel Cerrahi Servisi

Morbid obezite son yýllarda önemli bir saðlýk sorunu haline gelmiþtir. Intragastrik balon, morbid obezite tedavisinde kullanýlan yöntemlerden birisidir. Bazý komplikasyonlarý olmakla beraber nispeten non-invaziv bir tekniktir. Etkinliði konusunda tartýþmalara raðmen halen dünyada uygulanmaktadýr. En sýk karþýlaþýlan problemler, gastrik ve duodenal ülser, gastrik kanama, ince ve kalýn barsak týkanýklýðýdýr. Ýnce barsak týkanýklýðý genellikle 6 aydan uzun sure midede kalan balonlarýn sönmesi ile meydana gelmektedir. 26 yaþýnda genç erkek hasta barsak týkanýklýðý semptomlarý ile baþvurdu. Üç ay önce intragastrik balon uygulamasý hikayesi mevcuttu. Yapýlan tetkiklerinde ayakta direct karýn grafisi ve bilgisayarlý tomografide sönmüþ balon tespit edildi. Sönen intragastrik
balona baðlý geliþen barsak týkanýklýðý tanýsý ile opere edildi.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Morbid obezite, intragastrik balon, barsak týkanýklýðý

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