Drainage Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Gastrointestinal Cancers: Prognosis and Implications for Timing of Palliative Intervention | Zendy

Kerry-Ann Pinard | Zendy; Tabitha N. Goring | Zendy; Barbara Egan | Zendy; Douglas J. Koo | Zendy

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Drainage Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Gastrointestinal Cancers: Prognosis and Implications for Timing of Palliative Intervention

Author(s) -

Kerry-Ann Pinard,

Tabitha N. Goring,

Barbara Egan,

Douglas J. Koo

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of palliative medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.986

H-Index - 90

eISSN - 1096-6218

pISSN - 1557-7740

DOI - 10.1089/jpm.2016.0465

Subject(s) - medicine , gastrostomy , retrospective cohort study , percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy , palliative care , bowel obstruction , perforation , surgery , cancer , univariate analysis , multivariate analysis , punching , materials science , nursing , finance , peg ratio , economics , metallurgy

Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a frequent complication in patients with advanced solid tumors. Palliative relief may be achieved by the use of a drainage percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (dPEG) tube, although optimal timing of placement remains unknown.

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