Gastrocolocutaneous Fistula Caused by Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
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Gastrocolocutaneous Fistula due to Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement
An 84-year-old woman with vascular dementia and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement 2 months prior presented with a fecal odor from the PEG tube and diarrhea at each feeding. No feces output from the PEG tube or peristomal leakage was noted. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed penetration of the PEG tube through the transverse colon to the stomach, without surrounding infl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chonnam Medical Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2233-7385,2233-7393
DOI: 10.4068/cmj.2020.56.1.81