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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2016; 22(2): 618-627
Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.618
Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.618
Buried bumper syndrome: A complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Jiri Cyrany, Stanislav Rejchrt, Marcela Kopacova, Jan Bures, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Jiri Cyrany, Stanislav Rejchrt, Marcela Kopacova, Jan Bures, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Author contributions: Cyrany J wrote the article; Rejchrt S and Kopacova M revised the article critically for important intellectual content; Bures J revised and finally approved the article.
Supported by Project PRVOUK P37-08 from Charles University Prague, Czech Republic.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors disclose no conflict of interest.
Correspondence to: Jiri Cyrany, MD, PhD, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Sokolska 581, 50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. jiri.cyrany@email.cz
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Received: April 29, 2015
Peer-review started: May 7, 2015
First decision: June 3, 2015
Revised: June 25, 2015
Accepted: October 23, 2015
Article in press: October 26, 2015
Published online: January 14, 2016
Processing time: 252 Days and 15.5 Hours
Peer-review started: May 7, 2015
First decision: June 3, 2015
Revised: June 25, 2015
Accepted: October 23, 2015
Article in press: October 26, 2015
Published online: January 14, 2016
Processing time: 252 Days and 15.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This review summarizes current knowledge about buried bumper syndrome, with emphasis on endoscopic diagnosis and therapy. Proper patient selection and endoscopic dissection of the overgrowing tissue are the major determinants for successful endoscopic therapy.