[Gastric Ulcer Caused by Contact with a Bumper Type Gastrostomy Tube in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Report]

Brain Nerve. 2022 Mar;74(3):291-294. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416202028.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

An 86-year-old man was diagnosed with bulbar type of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He underwent a bumper-tube type of gastrostomy due to dysphagia 16 months after the onset of ALS. Twenty months after the onset, he developed dyspnea due to anemia. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed a gastric ulcer contralateral to the gastrostomy site with bumper indentation from the gastrostomy tube. Patients with ALS might develop gastric ulceration due to mechanical stimulation with a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis* / complications
  • Gastrostomy / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Stomach Ulcer*