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Am. J. Gastroenterol. · Apr 1988
Case ReportsDuodenal perforation by a Linton-Nachlas balloon tube.
- G Kandel, R Gray, R L Mackenzie, and J S Carruthers.
- Department of Medicine, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Am. J. Gastroenterol. 1988 Apr 1;83(4):442-4.
AbstractIn a patient with bleeding esophageal varices, inadvertent inflation of a Linton-Nachlas balloon in the third portion of the duodenum led to bowel perforation and death. This complication emphasizes a potential problem in passing a balloon catheter as far as possible down the nares, a technique that has been suggested to prevent balloon catheter inflation in the esophagus. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of duodenal rupture from attempted balloon tamponade for variceal hemorrhage.
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