Percutaneous endocopic gastrostomy - Indications and outcome of our experience at the Singapore General Hospital

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 460-465

  Luman, W ^a   Kwek, K R ^c   Loi, K L ^c   Chiam, M A ^c   Cheung, W K ^b   Ng, H S ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gastrostomy; Tubes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0035496019     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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