Pharyngocutaneous fistula as an alternative access route for inserting a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube in head and neck cancer patients

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 pos...

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Main Authors: Louise Deluiz Verdolin Di Palma, Gustavo Francisco de Souza e Mello, Cindy Lis Granados, Ricardo Dardengo Glória, Caroline Sauter Dalbem, Rolantre Lopes da Cruz, Ana Carolina Maron Ayres, Renata Sofia Camara Lisboa, Alexandre Dias Pelosi, Maria Aparecida Ferreira, Gilberto Reynaldo Mansur, Simone Guaraldi da Silva, Theresa Christina Damian Ribeiro, Fernando Luiz Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-07-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-106581

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