Gastrointestinal: Late complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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Study of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Outcomes
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Tube feeding is commonly used in providing enteral nutrition to the patient with dysphagia. The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an alternative to the nasogastric tube (NG) and the surgical gastrostomy. The advantages of PEG are short procedure time, the avoidance of using an operating theatre and general anaesthesia and reduced cost. The main indication for PEG is dysphagia due to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0815-9319,1440-1746
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2003.03386.x