Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding tube via a cervical pharyngocutaneous fistula.
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Pharyngocutaneous fistula as an alternative access route for inserting a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube in head and neck cancer patients
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Performing a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients can be challenging because of the presence of trismus, pharyngeal obstruction by tumor, and pharyngoesophageal strictures or fistula. Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is a major postoperative concern in patients submitted to total laryngectomy (TL). In the medical literature t...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Endoscopy
دوره 38 Suppl 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006