Primary laparoscopic placement of gastrostomy buttons for feeding tubes: A safer and simpler technique

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 995-997

  Rothenberg, S S ^a,b   Bealer, J F ^a   Chang, J H T ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding tube; Gastrostomy button; Laparoscopy; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG); Stomach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 0032843513     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649901154     Document Type: Article

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