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Cutting the Gordian knot: the blockage of the jejunal tube, a rare complication of Duodopa infusion treatment.

J Med Life · 2010-04-01

PMID: 20968208

Open accessJournal Article; Case Reports; case-reportOriginal source ↗

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We present the case of a 21-year-old man with advanced refractory Parkinson's disease treated with Duodopa continuous infusion. With this therapy, the patient had a spectacular recovery but after six months, he experienced an aggravation of his symptoms. A failure of his pumping system was suspected but we discovered that the jejunal tube was blocked due to a knot around a bezoar. This is the first complication of this kind described with the Duodopa infusion technique.

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