title: [Tube dislocation following percutaneous, endoscopically-controlled gastrostomy--a case report].
abstract: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an accepted and increasingly utilized means of obtaining access to the gastrointestinal tract for alimentation. The Memosond (Pfrimmer-Viggo Co.) as a new system presents advantages in comparison to the commonly used thread-guided tubes rendering a simplified technique of setting the tube and giving the possibility of later changing without repeated endoscopy. We present a case of a 65 yr female patient with advanced carcinoma of throat. A PEG using a Memosond system was performed. Two days later the distal part of the tube dislocated into the abdominal cavity. The patient died four days later of her malignant disease.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik I, Krankenanstalten des Landkreises Ludwigsburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hardegg
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frühmorgen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Sondendislokation nach perkutaner, endoskopisch kontrollierter Gastrostomie--Ein Fallbericht.