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Peritonitis after gastrostomy tube replacement in the emergency department.

D K Shahbani1, R Goldberg.   

Abstract

Peritonitis is a potentially fatal complication of the malpositioning of a gastrostomy feeding tube. We report a case of peritonitis that occurred subsequent to replacement of a gastrostomy tube in the emergency department.

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Year:  2000        PMID: 10645836     DOI: 10.1016/s0736-4679(99)00166-3

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Emerg Med        ISSN: 0736-4679            Impact factor:   1.484


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1.  Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube replacement: A simple procedure?

Authors:  Varut Lohsiriwat
Journal:  World J Gastrointest Endosc       Date:  2013-01-16

2.  Risk-free gastrostomy tube exchange.

Authors:  A S Pang
Journal:  Ann R Coll Surg Engl       Date:  2011-07       Impact factor: 1.951

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