Pharyngocutaneous fistula as an alternative access route for inserting a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube in head and neck cancer patients

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:  Performing a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients can be challenging because of the presence of trismus, pharyngeal obstruction by tumor, and pharyngoesophageal strictures or fistula. Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is a major p...

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Autores principales: Di Palma, Louise Deluiz Verdolin, Mello, Gustavo Francisco de Souza e, Granados, Cindy Lis, Glória, Ricardo Dardengo, Dalbem, Caroline Sauter, Cruz, Rolantre Lopes da, Ayres, Ana Carolina Maron, Lisboa, Renata Sofia Camara, Pelosi, Alexandre Dias, Ferreira, Maria Aparecida, Mansur, Gilberto Reynaldo, Silva, Simone Guaraldi da, Ribeiro, Theresa Christina Damian, Dias, Fernando Luiz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28691045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-106581

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