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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2023.0482 |
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