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Laparoscopy-Assisted Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Placement along with Laparoscopic Gastropexy
Author(s) -
Hironori Tsujimoto,
Yoshihisa Yaguchi,
Isao Kumano,
Yusuke Matsumoto,
Kazumichi Yoshida,
Kazuo Hase
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
digestive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1421-9983
pISSN - 0253-4886
DOI - 10.1159/000323743
Subject(s) - medicine , gastropexy , surgery , gastrostomy , percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy , fibrous joint , abdominal wall , balloon , laparoscopy , endoscopy , esophagus , hiatal hernia , stomach , reflux , peg ratio , finance , gastroenterology , economics , disease , pathology
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has gained wide acceptance for patients suffering malnutrition. However, the PEG technique is not always feasible in cases in which endoscopic passage is not possible due to an obstruction in the esophagus.

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