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GE-Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
Print version ISSN 2341-4545
Abstract
PINHO, Juliana; LIBANIO, Diogo; PIMENTEL-NUNES, Pedro and DINIS-RIBEIRO, Mário. The Challenging Acute Buried Bumper Syndrome: A Case Report. GE Port J Gastroenterol [online]. 2018, vol.25, n.3, pp.151-153. ISSN 2341-4545. https://doi.org/10.1159/000485104.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the preferred route of feeding and nutritional support in patients requiring long-term enteral nutrition. Major complications related to the procedure are rare. Buried bumper syndrome is a late major complication, occurring in 0.3-2.4% of patients. Although considered a late complication, it can rarely occur in an acute setting early after the procedure. We present the case of an early buried bumper syndrome, presenting 1 week after PEG tube placement, with local stoma infection associated with an infected cavity within the abdominal wall with feeding content, successfully managed with antibiotic therapy and PEG tube repositioning through the original track.
Keywords : Buried bumper syndrome; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Complication.