A safe "cut, tie and thread-pull" method for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube removal in children with congenital craniofacial anomalies and pharyngeal stenosis

A safe "cut, tie and thread-pull" method for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube removal in children with congenital craniofacial anomalies and pharyngeal stenosis

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a widely used method for tube feeding with enteral nutrition. Both PEG´s insertion and PEG´s removal are usually easy and uncomplicated. The latter can be, however, of substantial difficulty in children with distorted anatomy, such as pharyngeal stenosis...

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Main Authors: Adam Hermanowicz, Ewa Matuszczak, Katarzyna Kondej-Muszynska, Marta Komarowska, Wojciech Debek, Stanislaw Klek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2014-03-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
Subjects:
GEP
Técnica de tirar
Anomalías craneofaciales
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