Comparison of the pull and introducer percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy techniques in patients with head and neck cancer

Background and study aims Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients is associated with higher complication and mortality rates when compared to a general patient population. The pull technique is still the preferred technique worldwide but it has some limitatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:United European gastroenterology journal 2017-04, Vol.5 (3), p.365-373
Hauptverfasser: Retes, Felipe A, Kawaguti, Fabio S, de Lima, Marcelo S, da Costa Martins, Bruno, Uemura, Ricardo S, de Paulo, Gustavo A, Pennacchi, Caterina MP, Gusmon, Carla, Ribeiro, Adriana VS, Baba, Elisa R, Geiger, Sebastian N, Sorbello, Mauricio P, Kulcsar, Marco A, Ribeiro, Ulysses, Maluf-Filho, Fauze
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