(b)(4).The device involved in the event remained implanted in the patient and was not returned; therefore, a return sample evaluation is unable to be performed.Gastro-intestinal perforation is a known complication of a peg tube/ j-tube placement.If any further relevant information is identified or obtained, a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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On an unknown date, a patient underwent a procedure for the placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) tube with jejunal (peg-j) tube.The patient began duodopa therapy in (b)(6) 2017.On (b)(6) 2021, the patient was hospitalized for a perforated stomach, and was prescribed protonix.
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