Case report

Buried bumper syndrome: a rare complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.

Krzysztof Kurek, Andrzej Baniukiewicz, Agnieszka Świdnicka-Siergiejko
Published online: September 11, 2015

Feeding via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the preferred form of alimentation when oral feeding is impossible. Although it is a relatively safe method, some complications may occur. One uncommon PEG complication is buried bumper syndrome. In this paper we report a case of buried bumper syndrome, successfully managed with PEG tube repositioning.

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