scholarly journals Small bowel obstruction caused by intraluminal migration of retained percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy internal bumper

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
AE Agaba ◽  
SS Sarmah ◽  
BA Victor Babu ◽  
PO Agaba ◽  
O Ajayi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Bowel ◽  
Small Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Intraluminal Migration

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 caused by intraluminal migration of prosthetic grafts

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredric Jarrett ◽  
Stanley A. Hirsch ◽  
David Steed ◽  
Manfred Boehnke
Keyword(s):  
Small Bowel ◽  
Small Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Bowel Obstruction ◽  
Intraluminal Migration
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