Transgastric Diversion of Transnasal Long Tube Placement Using a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Site in a Patient with Bowel Obstruction and Massive Ascites due to Ovarian Carcinoma
The course of patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma is often complicated by bowel obstruction and/or massive ascites. A transnasal long tube may be placed to relieve bowel obstruction, but produces nasal discomfort and pain. Recently, the effectiveness of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2008-09-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/155149 |