Trends and outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in hospitalized patients with malignant and nonmalignant ascites: a nationwide population study

BACKGROUND: Patients with ascites resulting from chronic debilitating diseases often require non-oral enteral nutrition and undergo placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. The aim of our study was to assess the nationwide trends and outcomes of PEG tube placement among patient...

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Autores principales: Shah, Ishani, Bhurwal, Abhishek, Mehta, Harsh, Maas, Daniel, Koneru, Gopala, Cohen, Aaron S., Kadkhodayan, Kambiz S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7599344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33162742
http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2020.0531

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