A Novel Approach to Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Replacement: Can You Save the Site?

Inadvertent removal or dislodgement is the most commonly encountered complication in patients with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. Once the gastrocutaneous fistula is formed, bedside tube replacement can be performed at the same site, within 24 hours of dislodgement. Usually, after t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Philipose, Jobin, Gurala, Dhineshreddy, Polavarapu, Abhishek D, Idiculla, Pretty Sara, Gumaste, Vivek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8802737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35141055
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20718

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8802737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35141055
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20718

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