True incidence and clinical significance of pneumoperitoneum after PEG placement: a prospective study

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 886-889

  Wiesen, Ari J ^a   Sideridis, Kostas ^a   Fernandes, Angelo ^a   Hines, Jonathan ^a   Indaram, Anant ^a   Weinstein, Lenny ^a   Davidoff, Samuel ^a   Bank, Simmy ^a  

^a Department of Radiology (JH)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIAPHRAGM; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEEDLE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SCORING SYSTEM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33751418418     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2006.06.088     Document Type: Article

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