Morbid obesity has become a severe health problem, especially in Western countries. The prevalence of morbid obesity has been gradually increasing in recent years. Morbidly obese people develop concomitant diseases, in addition to the severity of the obesity itself. Obesity can be treated using several methods-employed individually or combined-such as diet, a change in eating habits, exercise, medical therapy, intragastric balloon implantation, or surgery. Depending on the medical condition and socioeco-nomic status of the patient, 1 of these methods, or a combination of them, can be used. Each method has its pros and cons. Implanting a balloon device in the stomach is a method that can accelerate weight loss by giving the patient the sensation of satiety. In the present report, we describe patients with an obstructed intestine related to the spontaneous deflation of a free intragastric balloon.
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