Initial experience with the changeable skin-level port-valve: A new concept for long-term gastrointestinal access

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-75

  Gauderer, Michael W L ^a   Abrams, Randel S ^a   Hammond, Julie H ^a  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrostomy; Gastrostomy button; Jejunostomy; Long term gastrointestinal access; Skin level gastrointestinal access device

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING APPARATUS; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; JEJUNOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVE;

EID: 0031965276     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90365-7     Document Type: Article

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