Peritonitis following percutaneous gastrostomy in children: Management guidelines

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 268-270

  Kimber, Chris P ^a   Khattak, Irfan U ^a   Kiely, Edward M ^a   Spitz, Lewis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Gastrocolic fistula; Percutaneous gastrostomy; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

EID: 0031979884     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb02079.x     Document Type: Article

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