Laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in two patients who failed percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

•Gastrostomy can be a necessity in a variety of clinical situations either for nutrition or for gastrointestinal discharge.•There are two major techniques: open gastrostomy and minimally invasive gastrostomy.•We describe herein a technique of laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy...

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Main Authors: Abbassi, Ziad, Naiken, Surennaidoo P., Buchs, Nicolas C., Staszewicz, Wojciech, Giostra, Emiliano, Morel, Philippe
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529636/