Murad Aljiffry1, Razan Habib1, Eman Kotbi1, Amro Ageel2, Mazen Hassanain3, Yaser Dahlan4. 1. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2. Department of Surgery, National Guard Hospital. 3. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 4. Department of Internal Medicine, National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was carried out because intragastric balloon (IGB) is a widely used method to combat obesity, and acute pancreatitis complicating IGB is rare and yet to be understood. METHOD: This study was a retrospective analysis of all patients with a history of IGB insertion, who developed acute pancreatitis before balloon removal. RESULTS: A total of 4 cases were found, with a mean age of 27±2.9 years. The mean duration of IGB insertion was 2.25±1.25 months, with an average body mass index of 37.7±3.4 kg/m. Abdominal computed tomography visualized signs of pancreatitis with the balloon compressing the pancreatic body. Pancreatitis resolved after endoscopic balloon extraction, with an average aspiration of 607.5±64.5 mL of the fluid used to fill the balloon. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates that acute pancreatitis can complicate IGB and recommends the need to measure amylase and lipase in patients who have a history of IGB insertion and present with a picture suggestive of pancreatitis.
PURPOSE: This study was carried out because intragastric balloon (IGB) is a widely used method to combat obesity, and acute pancreatitis complicating IGB is rare and yet to be understood. METHOD: This study was a retrospective analysis of all patients with a history of IGB insertion, who developed acute pancreatitis before balloon removal. RESULTS: A total of 4 cases were found, with a mean age of 27±2.9 years. The mean duration of IGB insertion was 2.25±1.25 months, with an average body mass index of 37.7±3.4 kg/m. Abdominal computed tomography visualized signs of pancreatitis with the balloon compressing the pancreatic body. Pancreatitis resolved after endoscopic balloon extraction, with an average aspiration of 607.5±64.5 mL of the fluid used to fill the balloon. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates that acute pancreatitis can complicate IGB and recommends the need to measure amylase and lipase in patients who have a history of IGB insertion and present with a picture suggestive of pancreatitis.
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