Use of single percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in management of gastric volvulus in three patients

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2659-2665

  Tsang, Tat Kin ^a   Johnson, Yolandra L ^a   Pollack, Joann ^a   Gore, Richard M ^a  

^a EVANSTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric volvulus reduction; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STOMACH VOLVULUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; STOMACH VOLVULUS;

EID: 0032426647     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026651210969     Document Type: Article

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