Endoscopic Balloon Removal (2 of 9)

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Gastroenterology

Case description

A special needle is inserted though the endoscope to deflate the IGB. Once it is fully deflated it is grasped with specially designed forceps and removed via the mouth. The balloon is punctured using a sharp needle around the device. The needle is then attached to an automatic aspirator which takes 5 minutes to extract all the air out of the balloon before it can be removed. The extraction must be carry out with the kit of extraction that the manufacturer provides, contains two instruments a flexible sharp needle to extract the air and the other a special grasping forceps.

tags: IGB endoscopy removal

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