LAPAROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY

Authors
CROAKER GDH NAJMALDIN AS
Citation
Gdh. Croaker et As. Najmaldin, LAPAROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY, Pediatric surgery international, 12(2-3), 1997, pp. 130-131
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric surgery international → ACNP
ISSN journal
01790358
Volume
12
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
130 - 131
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(1997)12:2-3<130:LAPEG>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The percutaneous endoscopic approach is an established method for fash ioning a gastrostomy. However, the technique is not without complicati ons. Visualising the peritoneal cavity via a small laparoscope may pro vide additional safety to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.