title: Peritonitis after gastrostomy tube replacement in the emergency department.
abstract: Peritonitis is a potentially fatal complication of the malpositioning of a gastrostomy feeding tube. We report a case of peritonitis that occurred subsequent to replacement of a gastrostomy tube in the emergency department.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Shahbani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004630:Emergencies; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*