Splenic Avulsion Following PEG Tube Placement: A Rare but Serious Complication

Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is a common procedure to allow for enteral nutrition in patients with multiple indications. PEG tube placement is a safe procedure with minor complications such as site infection and irritation. One of the more severe complications is spl...

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Autores principales: Patel, Brijesh B., Andrade, Christian, Doraiswamy, Vignesh, Amodeo, Donald
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American College of Gastroenterology 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157895
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.72
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author Patel, Brijesh B.
Andrade, Christian
Doraiswamy, Vignesh
Amodeo, Donald
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description Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is a common procedure to allow for enteral nutrition in patients with multiple indications. PEG tube placement is a safe procedure with minor complications such as site infection and irritation. One of the more severe complications is splenic laceration, which may result in intra-peritoneal bleeding and manifest as an acute abdomen. We present a rare case of intra-abdominal bleeding secondary to catastrophic splenic injury 12 hours after PEG tube placement resulting in hemodynamic compromise. The patient underwent splenectomy and had an uneventful recovery.
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spelling pubmed-44353382015-07-08 Splenic Avulsion Following PEG Tube Placement: A Rare but Serious Complication Patel, Brijesh B. Andrade, Christian Doraiswamy, Vignesh Amodeo, Donald ACG Case Rep J Case Report Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is a common procedure to allow for enteral nutrition in patients with multiple indications. PEG tube placement is a safe procedure with minor complications such as site infection and irritation. One of the more severe complications is splenic laceration, which may result in intra-peritoneal bleeding and manifest as an acute abdomen. We present a rare case of intra-abdominal bleeding secondary to catastrophic splenic injury 12 hours after PEG tube placement resulting in hemodynamic compromise. The patient underwent splenectomy and had an uneventful recovery. American College of Gastroenterology 2014-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4435338/ /pubmed/26157895 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2014.72 Text en Copyright © Patel et al. This is an open-access article. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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title_fullStr Splenic Avulsion Following PEG Tube Placement: A Rare but Serious Complication
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