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Buried Bumper Syndrome Revisited: A Rare but Potentially Fatal Complication of PEG Tube Placement

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has been used for providing enteral access to patients who require long-term enteral nutrition for years. Although generally considered safe, PEG tube placement can be associated with many immediate and delayed complications. Buried bumper syndrome (BBS) is...

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Autores principales: Biswas, Saptarshi, Dontukurthy, Sujana, Rosenzweig, Mathew G., Kothuru, Ravi, Abrol, Sunil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24829838
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/634953