The "Quill" technique-another method for managing buried bumper syndrome

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 668-

  Radhakrishnan, Nerukav ^a   Sharma, Ravi K ^a   Ellul, Pierre ^a   George, Regi ^a  

^a Rochdale Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; BURIED BUMPER SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH TUBE;

AGED; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33748877803     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.06.049     Document Type: Letter

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