Pneumoperitoneum from an eroded T-fastener

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 285-286

  Ho, T ^a   Margulies, D ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrostomy; PEG; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; T fastener

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH PERFORATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SUTURE; T FASTENER TECHNIQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; STOMACH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032935977     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900966     Document Type: Article

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