Acute Shunt Failure Due to Perforation of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tubing during Percutaneous Gastrostomy

The placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in a patient with a pre-existing ventriculoperitoneal shunt is generally regarded as safe. A critical but often overlooked technical consideration is confirmation of the course of the distal shunt tube prior to PEG insertion. We present th...

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Publicado no:ACG Case Rep J
Main Authors: Vivas, Andrew C., Wilsey, Michael, Potthast, Joseph K., Tuite, Gerald F.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: American College of Gastroenterology 2017
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Case Report
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449579/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28584848
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.2017.75
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