Persistent gastrocutaneous fistula after percutaneous gastrostomy tube removal [2]

Endoscopy

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 539-540

  Peter, S ^a   Geyer, M ^a   Beglinger, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLIP; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; LETTER; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FISTULA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE REMOVAL;

CUTANEOUS FISTULA; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTRIC FISTULA; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33646742541     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925245     Document Type: Letter

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