The incidence and clinical significance of pneumoperitoneum after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: A review of 722 cases

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-43

  Blum, Craig A ^a   Selander, Craig ^a   Ruddy, Jean Marie ^a   Leon, Stuart ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; AIR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JEJUNUM; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ORGAN INJURY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERFORATION; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADULT; ALGORITHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449119871     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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