Feeding tube replacement: not always that simple!

Although surgical gastrostomy is not a technically troublesome surgery, the procedure may be accompanied by unfavorable outcomes. Most complications occur early in the post-operative period and include feeding tube dislodgment, stomal infection, peritonitis, and pneumonia. The authors report the cas...

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Main Authors: Soares da Silva, Mateus Quitembo, Lederman, Alex, Coelho da Rocha, Ricardo Frank, Lourenção, Rodrigo Montenegro
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4608172/