Colocutaneous fistula--a rare complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
Although the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy technique for feeding is a fairly common procedure now, we have not come across a complication such as described below, a probable migration of the tube from the stomach to the colon, without any objective proof for this.
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Institute of Gastroenterology, Liver Diseases, and Nutrition, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Broide
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Slutzki
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Halevy
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D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged