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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Single Case
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
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Sumario: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 laparoscopic surgery with segmental resection of the transverse colon and replacement of the PEG tube. Postoperatively, the patient significantly improved with time and tolerated PEG tube feeding.

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