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Repair of gastrocutaneous fistula utilizing thickened fluids: application of Poiseuille’s Law to fistula healing

Enterocutaneous fistulas are a rare occurrence after placement of a PEG tube. The key risk factor for their development is the time the PEG tube is in situ, giving time for the fistula tract to mature. Enterocutaneous fistulae are traditionally treated with parenteral nutrition or surgical managemen...

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Autor principal: Batterham, Simon P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6037113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30002806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy162