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Reinsertion of a gastrostomy tube using the Seldinger technique
1Department of Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
JPEN. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
By using the Seldinger technique to recannulate a contracted fistula tract with a small catheter, a stenosed fistula tract can be progressively dilated. A new gastrostomy tube can then be inserted, thus avoiding a reoperation.