Gastrocolocutaneous fistula in a child with congenital short bowel syndrome: A rare complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-310

  Chen, Yun ^a,b   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Lai, Hong Shiee ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case reports; Colonic diseases; Cutaneous fistula; Gastrostomy; Intestinal fistula

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD NUTRITION; COLON DILATATION; COLON FISTULA; CONVALESCENCE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; SKIN FISTULA; STOMACH FISTULA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TUBE; COLON DISEASE; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROSTOMY; METHODOLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONIC DISEASES; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTRIC FISTULA; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME;

EID: 3342984093     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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