A nonoperative technique for establishment of a gastrostomy in the dog.
Gastrostomies have been performed nonoperatively under local anaesthesia using a simultaneous percutaneous and endoscopic approach. This technique has been modified to be done under fluoroscopy without the need for endoscopy. The technique and results in five dogs are described.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*