Laparoscopy-guided percutaneous button gastrostomy in children after previous abdominal surgery.
Children with previous abdominal surgery have not been optimal candidates for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion due to the possibility of inadvertant injury to adjacent structures. Using laparoscopic guidance we successfully inserted a primary PEG button in two children who had multiple previous abdominal procedures.
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Division of Pediatric Surgery, Babies and Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, USA.
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002642:Chick Embryo; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011184:Postoperative Period