Buried bumper syndrome treated with Savary-Gilliard dilator

Abstract

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a safe and effective method for providing long term enteral nutrition in patients who cannot swallow, but who have intact gut function. A complication of migration of the internal bumper into the gastric or abdominal wall, called buried bumper syndrome, may happen in some patients. We report a rare case of buried bumper syndrome successfully treated with a Savary-Gilliard dilator.

Keywords

• Buried bumper syndrome,Savary-Gilliard dilator

Buried bumper sendromunun Savary-Gilliard bujisi ile tedavisi

Öz

Perkütan endoskopik gastrostomi, normal bağırsak fonksiyonları olan, ancak değişik nedenlerle yutamayan hastalarda uzun dönemli beslenmeyi sağlamada etkin ve güvenilir bir yöntemdir. Bazı hastalarda gastrostomi tüpünün mide duvarı içine ilerlemesi sonucu nadir görülen bir komplikasyon olan buried bumper sendromu görülebilir. Burada buried bumper sendromu olan ve Savary-Gilliard bujisi ile başarılı bir şekilde tedavi edilen bir hastayı sunacağız.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Buried bumper sendromu,Savary-Gilliard dilatatör

Kaynakça

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