An unusual double-balloon enteroscopy finding: duodenal perforation by an inferior vena cava filter

Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Apr;77(4):661; discussion 661-2. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.11.020. Epub 2013 Feb 1.

Authors

Emanuele Rondonotti¹, Arnaldo Amato, Silvia Paggi, Franco Radaelli, Claudio Ballarati, Giancarlo Spinzi

Affiliation

¹ Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale Valduce, Como, Italy.

PMID: 23375527
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.11.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Double-Balloon Enteroscopy*
Duodenum / injuries*
Foreign Bodies / etiology*
Humans
Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
Intestinal Perforation / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Vena Cava Filters / adverse effects*