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Early Buried Bumper Syndrome: A Rare Complication of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement

Early buried bumper syndrome (BBS) is a rare complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement where the internal bolster gets “buried” in the gastrocutaneous fistulous tract. BBS is usually a late complication with onset > four weeks of PEG placement. We present a case of...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Ali, Saeed, Tahan, Veysel, Abdel Jalil, Ala
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7425833/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32802612
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9177
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