Operation of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy-jejunostomy tube without endoscopy in patients with Parkinson’s disease on levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel infusion therapy

Operation of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy-jejunostomy tube without endoscopy in patients with Parkinson’s disease on levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel infusion therapy

Introduction: Tube-related adverse events (AEs) occur frequently in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) receiving levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel therapy. Endoscopy has become evasive since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate methods t...

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Main Authors: Yohei Mukai, Hiroyuki Toyoda, Kenji Miyama, Yuji Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Subjects:
Parkinson’s disease
Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel
PEG-J tube
Kink
Fluoroscopy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590112520300475

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