title: [A case of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in a patient with liver cirrhosis accompanied by both esophageal and gastric varices].
abstract: Malnutrition in patients with liver disease is common. Consequently, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy may be needed for the correction of malnutrition. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is rarely performed in patients with liver cirrhosis because of the presence of varices and coagulation abnormalities. However, if careful insertion technique along with thorough clinical assessment is undertaken, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy may be successfully performed in patients with liver cirrhosis. Here, we report successful application of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in a patient with liver cirrhosis accompanied by both gastric and esophageal varices.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jae Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyu Hong
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hye Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myeong Gwan
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Jee
authors.forename: Yong Soon
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soon Koo
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: Hyun Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Ok
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male