On (b)(6) 2022, a patient in (b)(6) underwent a procedure for the placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) tube with jejunal (peg-j) tube.On an unknown date, the patient was admitted to the hospital due to heavy stomach pain and raised temperature.It was reported that the patient's tubing was retracting back into the stomach.The patient was diagnosed with peritonitis.On (b)(6) 2022, the patient was discharged from the hospital, and prescribed unknown antibiotics for 10 days.On (b)(6) 2022, the patient went to the emergency ward due to severe stinging pain at the insertion site with pus.It was reported that the patient needed new external retention plate, and her tubing would need to be removed.It was later reported that the patient would need to be hospitalized on (b)(6) 2022 for the removal of the peg tube due to the tube "appearing to be in the way of the liver".It was reported that on (b)(6) 2022, the patient was still hospitalized.
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Reference record (b)(4).It was unknown if the device involved in the event was discarded or will be returned; therefore, a return sample evaluation is unable to be performed.Catalog number is the international list number which is similar to us list number of 062910.Peritonitis 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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