Utility of Over-the-Scope Clipping for Closure of a Persistent Post-Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Fistula under Long-Term Steroid Therapy

Utility of Over-the-Scope Clipping for Closure of a Persistent Post-Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Fistula under Long-Term Steroid Therapy

A 50-year-old woman had a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placed after surgery for pharyngeal cancer. After 21 months, the PEG tube was removed due to improvement of per-oral ingestion. She had taken prednisolone for 31 years for systemic lupus erythematosus. The post-PEG fistula did...

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Main Authors: Yoshihisa Arao, Yuichi Sato, Satoru Hashimoto, Hiroki Honda, Kazumi Yoko, Masaaki Takamura, Ken-ichi Mizuno, Masaaki Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2015-11-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
Subjects:
Over-the-scope clipping
Fistula
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
Fibrosis
Steroids
Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-48-6-563.pdf

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