Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 11, Number 1, February 2018, pages 71-74

Gastric Outlet and Duodenal Obstruction as a Complication of Migrated Gastrostomy Tube: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. (a) The patient’s distended abdomen with migrated gastrostomy tube causing gastric outlet obstruction. (b) The patient’s abdomen with gastrostomy tube after appropriate adjustment.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. (a) PEG gastrograffin study visualized the small bowel and not the stomach, which confirmed the presence of the gastrostomy tube in the duodenum causing duodenal obstruction. (b) PEG gastrograffin study, after appropriate adjustment of the gastrostomy tube, visualized both the stomach and the small bowel, confirming the presence of the gastrostomy tube in the stomach.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. (a) In a migrated gastrostomy tube, the position of the external bolster from the tip and the balloon is usually more than 6 cm. (b) The normal position of the external bolster from the tip and the balloon is usually less than 4 cm.