title: Necrotizing fasciitis as a complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall is a rare clinical entity. The following case study is the first report of necrotizing fasciitis as a complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*