Peritonitis after gastrostomy tube replacement in the emergency department.
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.
Shahbani
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles 90033, USA.
Goldberg
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D000368:Aged; D004630:Emergencies; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*