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Abstract
A case of small-bowel obstruction after insertion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is described. At laparotomy, the PEG tube was found to have penetrated the jejunal mesentery at two points, thereby acting as a focus for a volvulus. Direct injury and obstruction to the small bowel have been described but volvulus due to mesenteric penetration has not.Entities:
Keywords: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; complication; mesenteric penetration, volvulus; small bowel
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26264109 PMCID: PMC5096560 DOI: 10.1308/003588415X14181254790365
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl ISSN: 0035-8843 Impact factor: 1.891