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Use of a large-diameter 30-French venting gastrostomy tube is effective and safe for symptom palliation in patients with malignant bowel obstruction

BACKGROUND: Treatment options for malignant bowel obstruction are limited, particularly in poor surgical candidates. Standard percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes used for venting are of small caliber, limiting success. This study examines outcomes in patients who received larger-caliber...

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Autores principales: Fejleh, M. Phillip, Chang, Michael, Anand, Gobind, Savides, Thomas J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8922254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35479596
http://dx.doi.org/10.20524/aog.2022.0694