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Percutaneous gastrostomy made simple
J M Cosgrove1, J P Riou, L Hyacinthe
1Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Jamaica, N.Y.
Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery
|August 1, 1992
Abstract:
The use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has obviated the necessity of laparotomy for enteral access. The authors propose a new technique for introduction of the gastrostomy tube. It entails use of the laparoscopic trocar to gain entrance into the gastric lumen.