TY - JOUR
T1 - Duodenal Obstruction
T2 - A Complication of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Migration
AU - Mc Govern, Robert
AU - Barkin, Jamie S.
AU - Goldberg, Robert I
AU - Phillips, Richard
PY - 1990/8
Y1 - 1990/8
N2 - Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is now a well-established technique for providing long-term enteral feeding. The procedure is being increasingly utilized and, although generally well tolerated, it may be associated with complications. We report two patients in whom a replacement Foley balloon tip catheter migrated into the small bowel and caused obstruction. The diagnosis, management, and preventive measures of tube migration are discussed.
AB - Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is now a well-established technique for providing long-term enteral feeding. The procedure is being increasingly utilized and, although generally well tolerated, it may be associated with complications. We report two patients in whom a replacement Foley balloon tip catheter migrated into the small bowel and caused obstruction. The diagnosis, management, and preventive measures of tube migration are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1990.tb06805.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1990.tb06805.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 2197857
AN - SCOPUS:0025312524
VL - 85
SP - 1037
EP - 1038
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
SN - 0002-9270
IS - 8
ER -