Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in advanced head and neck cancer Gastrostomia endoscópica percutânea em pacientes com tumores avançados de cabeça e pescoço

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in advanced head and neck cancer Gastrostomia endoscópica percutânea em pacientes com tumores avançados de cabeça e pescoço

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy performed as proposed by Gauderer et al. in 1980, has been used quite frequently in patients with head and neck tumors. Some authors believe that this so-called pull technique would be associated to the risk of a tumor implantation in the wound as well...

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Main Authors: Paulo Moacir de Oliveira Campoli, Flávio Hayato Ejima, Daniela Medeiros Milhomem Cardoso, Paulo Adriano de Queiroz Barreto, Rafael de Deus Pires, Alexandre João Meneghini, Maria Paula Curado, José Carlos de Oliveira, Orlando Milhomem da Mota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2007-06-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
Subjects:
Cirurgia vídeo-assistida
Neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço
Gastrostomia
Técnicas de sutura
Video-assisted surgery
Head and neck neoplasms
Gastrostomy
Suture techniques
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