{"pk":489,"title":"Gastric Outlet Obstruction Caused by Foley Catheter: A Complication when Substituting for Commercial Gastrostomy Tubes","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The technique of using percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for long-term enteral feeding is well established and commonly used. While the technique is relatively safe and simple, the gastrostomy tube itself may deteriorate or malfunction, requiring a replacement tube. We present a case of a 58-year-old woman who was found to have gastric outlet obstruction from the inflated balloon of a Foley catheter being used as a replacement for her PEG tube. This case illustrates a potential complication of using a Foley catheter in place of commercially available gastrostomy tubes.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0fd9s8j5","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Sawlar","middle_name":"","last_name":"Vu","name_suffix":"","institution":"Emory University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Amanda","middle_name":"B.","last_name":"Lewis","name_suffix":"","institution":"Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Brooks","middle_name":"","last_name":"Moore","name_suffix":"","institution":"Grady Memorial Hospital, Emergency Care Center, Atlanta, Georgia","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2018-01-05T17:38:24Z","date_accepted":"2018-01-05T17:38:24Z","date_published":"2018-01-09T20:12:45Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/489/galley/253/download/"}]}