Bowel Obstruction Caused by Migration of an Intra-Gastric Balloon: A Rare Case Treated Laparoscopically

ٍSaeed Abdulrahman Alghamdi; Yara Adel Alhomaidi; Nora Nasser Alqaoud; Alya Faisal Alsharif; Ali Mohammed Alzahrani; Rami Abdulrahman Sairafi

doi:10.12659/AJCR.948244

24 November 2025 : Case report Saudi Arabia

Bowel Obstruction Caused by Migration of an Intra-Gastric Balloon: A Rare Case Treated Laparoscopically

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease

ٍSaeed Abdulrahman Alghamdi

^{ACEF 1}, Yara Adel Alhomaidi^{CEF 1}, Nora Nasser Alqaoud^{ABC 1}, Alya Faisal Alsharif^{BE 1}, Ali Mohammed Alzahrani^{ADF 1}, Rami Abdulrahman Sairafi^{ACF 1*}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948244

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948244

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Figure 6 Extracted small bowel loop showing transverse closure of enterotomy after retrieval of a deflated intra-gastric balloon.

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Bowel Obstruction Caused by Migration of an Intra-Gastric Balloon: A Rare Case Treated Laparoscopically

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