Feeding tube replacement: not always that simple
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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 case of an 83-year-old man who underwent a surgical gastrostomy because of a swallowing disorder aft...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Autopsy and Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2236-1960
DOI: 10.4322/acr.2014.050