| Literature DB >> 19269224 |
Yasuo Bunai1, Kayoko Akaza, Atsushi Nagai, Masatake Tsujinaka, Wei-Xiong Jiang.
Abstract
Gastric arterial rupture is a rare but serious and potentially fatal complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). We report a case in which insertion of a needle during PEG caused iatrogenic rupture of the left gastric artery.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19269224 DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.070
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Leg Med (Tokyo) ISSN: 1344-6223 Impact factor: 1.376