Usage characteristics and adverse event rates ​of the direct puncture and pull techniques for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients with malignant tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS:  Patients with malignant tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract are at risk of weight loss. Early supportive nutrition therapy is therefore recommended and usually requires placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). The aim of this study was to compare a...

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Autores principales: Teich, Niels, Selig, Lars, Liese, Susanne, Schiefke, Franziska, Hemprich, Alexander, Mössner, Joachim, Schiefke, Ingolf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5766340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29340295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-121879

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