Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with the aid of a colonoscope   to avoid gastrocolic fistula formation

K. Tominaga; Y. Saigusa; S. Ito; K. Hirahata; Y. Nemoto; I. Maetani

doi:10.1055/s-2007-966106

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2007; 39: E112-E113
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-966106

Unusual cases and technical notes

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with the aid of a colonoscope to avoid gastrocolic fistula formation

K. Tominaga¹ , Y. Saigusa¹ , S. Ito¹ , K. Hirahata¹ , Y. Nemoto¹ , I. Maetani¹

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

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K. Tominaga, MD

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