Abstract |
A lady with recurrent gastric volvulus (and a poor surgical risk) was treated by insertion of two percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes to anchor the stomach to the anterior abdominal wall. The tubes were removed 5 months later, and she remained asymptomatic.
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Authors | S Ghosh, K R Palmer |
Journal | The American journal of gastroenterology
(Am J Gastroenterol)
Vol. 88
Issue 8
Pg. 1271-2
(Aug 1993)
ISSN: 0002-9270 [Print] United States |
PMID | 8338098
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Abdominal Muscles
- Aged
- Female
- Gastrostomy
- Humans
- Intubation, Gastrointestinal
- Radiography
- Recurrence
- Stomach Volvulus
(diagnostic imaging, therapy)
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