Nozoe Tadahiro, Anai Hideaki
Department of Surgery, Oita National Hospital, Oita, Japan.
J Clin Gastroenterol. 2002 Feb;34(2):144-6. doi: 10.1097/00004836-200202000-00008.
Laparoscopy-assisted percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy was successfully performed to replace gastrostomy tubes that had been inadvertently withdrawn. With this less-invasive surgical technique, gastrostomy tubes in elderly patients can be replaced safely and definitely without laparotomy. We suggest that this technique be performed when indicated.