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

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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Main Authors: Akira Horiuchi, Yoshiko Nakayama, Naoki Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2008-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Massive ascites
Ovarian carcinoma
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Transgastric long tube decompression
Bowel obstruction
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/155149

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