Unusual complications of long-term percutaneous gastrostomy tubes

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 917-920

  Bumpers, Harvey L ^a   Collure, Don W D ^b   Best, Irwin M ^a   Butler, Karyn L ^a   Weaver, William L ^a   Hoover, Eddie L ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic gastrostomy; Feeding tube; Gastrostomy; PEG

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; JEJUNUM DISEASE; LAPAROTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH EROSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242365558     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(03)00144-6     Document Type: Article

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