Unnecessary delay of diagnosis of buried bumper syndrome resulting in surgery

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 789-792

  Obed, Aimann ^a   Hornung, Matthias ^a   Schlottmann, Klaus ^a   Schlitt, Hans Jürgen ^a   Bolder, Ulrich ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Department of Abdominal Surgery ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Buried bumper syndrome; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Stoma infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURIED BUMPER SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH MUCOSA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33745238397     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.meg.0000219106.86176.7f     Document Type: Article

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