Small bowel obstruction caused by a retained percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy gastric flange

1995 ◽  
Vol 82 (7) ◽  
pp. 951-951 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Lambertz ◽  
P. M. Earnshaw ◽  
J. Short ◽  
J. G. R. Cumming
Keyword(s):  
Small Bowel ◽  
Small Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Endoscopic Gastrostomy

scholarly journals A case of small-bowel obstruction after insertion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube due to mesenteric penetration

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (5) ◽  
pp. e79-e80 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Roos
Keyword(s):  
Small Bowel ◽  
Small Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Direct Injury ◽  
Peg Tube

A case of small-bowel obstruction after insertion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is described. At laparotomy, the PEG tube was found to have penetrated the jejunal mesentery at two points, thereby acting as a focus for a volvulus. Direct injury and obstruction to the small bowel have been described but volvulus due to mesenteric penetration has not.

Small bowel obstruction secondary to distal migration of the intestinal probe in a patient with an endoscopic gastrostomy for continuous carbidopa-levodopa infusion

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-170
Author(s):  
Arantxa Díaz Gómez ◽  
Raquel Díaz Ruiz ◽  
Óscar Nogales ◽  
Beatriz de la Casa ◽  
Carmen Fernández Alvárez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Bowel ◽  
Small Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Distal Migration
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