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Asymptomatic hepatic portal venous gas with gastric emphysema as a chronic complication of gastrostomy tube placement: a case report

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding is widely used as a route for enteral feeding for patients with impaired swallowing ability, particularly in older patients. Hepatic portal venous gas is a condition that may arise from several causes. Hepatic portal venous gas that develops af...

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Autores principales: Sawano, Toyoaki, Nemoto, Tsuyoshi, Tsubokura, Masaharu, Leppold, Claire, Ozaki, Akihiko, Kato, Shigeaki, Kanazawa, Yukio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27557875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1037-x