The patient was in ir (interventional radiology) for a gj peg tube placement.During placement, md did not encounter any unusual circumstances other than a slight "catch" of the dilator as peel away sheath was separating from the device.Post procedure, the patient complained of abdominal pain.Ct scan of the abdomen revealed bowel perforation and retained foreign object.Patient was sent to or and foreign object was removed and discovered to be a part of the device that was not supposed to separate from product.
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