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Rectal Bleeding after Insertion of a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube

Iatrogenic injury to an internal organ such as the stomach, colon, small bowel, or liver after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube insertion is a rare complication. We present a case of rectal bleeding due to colon injury during PEG tube placement. This required urgent exploratory laparos...

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Autores principales: Alhazmi, Ghadeer, Alsabri, Mroj, Alsuwat, Shahad, Al-Zangabi, Adnan, Al-Zahrani, Abdulaziz, Shariff, Mohammed Kareemulla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7772837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33442343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000510164