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Abstract
Feeding gastrostomy is a useful means of providing nutrition in patients unable to swallow. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy provides a means for creating a feeding gastrostomy without the necessity for laparotomy. It adds a new tool to the armamentarium of the therapeutic endoscopist.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6783471 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(81)73133-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gastrointest Endosc ISSN: 0016-5107 Impact factor: 9.427