A case of asymptomatic fungal and bacterial colonization of an intragastric balloon

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 45, 2009, Pages 5751-5753

  Coskun, Halil ^a   Bozkurt, Suleyman ^a  

^a GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complications; Gastric balloon; Infection; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BALLOON; BODY MASS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; FEMALE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEDATION; SMOKING;

EID: 74049107050     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5751     Document Type: Article

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