title: Fate, complications and MRI implications of retention anchor suture placed during gastrostomy in children.
abstract: Retrograde radiologic gastrostomy is one of several techniques used for placing a gastrostomy and is a common technique used in children. The use of a retention anchor suture (RAS) is an important component of this procedure. This pictorial essay explores the normal course and passage of the RAS, as well as abnormal migration, various complications and the implications of the RAS with regard to MRI safety.
authors: Diagnostic Imaging, Division of Image Guided Therapy, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Canada, M5G 1X8. nrssbabu@gmail.com
authors: Surendra
authors: S
authors: Narayanam
authors: Vicente
authors: V
authors: de Oliveira
authors: Ganesh
authors: G
authors: Krishnamurthy
authors: Elhamy
authors: E
authors: Bekhit
authors: Madeleine
authors: M
authors: Sertic
authors: Hai-Ling
authors: HL
authors: Cheng
authors: Bairbre L
authors: BL
authors: Connolly
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D053441:Suture Anchors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome