| Literature DB >> 8010930 |
Abstract
A 22 year old man who sustained a severe closed head injury after a high speed motor car accident underwent routine placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for feeding purposes. Nine days after its insertion an enterocutaneous fistula was diagnosed around the PEG tube. A loop of mid-jejunum had been transfixed during the insertion of the PEG.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8010930 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02273.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aust N Z J Surg ISSN: 0004-8682