A novel silk suture-assisted laparoscopic technique for the repair of a gastrocolic fistula in a pediatric patient

Percutaneous placement of gastrostomy was first described in 1980. Since then it has become widely used in pediatric surgery throughout the world. Inherent in the technique is the possibility of inadvertent damage to adjacent anatomical structures, most commonly the transverse colon. Management prev...

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Main Authors: Seher Mughal, Aly Shalaby, Joseph Curry, Paolo De Coppi, Kate Cross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576616300860