Hyperlipasemia Due to Duodenal Obstruction Secondary to Gastrostomy Tube Migration

A nonverbal woman with cerebral palsy and a chronic gastrostomy tube presented with nonbilious vomiting of tube feeds and abdominal pain. Initial work-up showed elevated lipase; however, computed tomography imaging revealed duodenal obstruction from gastrostomy tube migration as the cause of her sym...

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Main Authors: Shefali Amin, Parth M. Desai, John F. Altomare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2023-09-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0482
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