Metastatic esophageal cancer leading to gastric perforation after repeat PEG placement.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Various complications from percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy have been reported. We describe a case of pneumoperitoneum after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement because of gastric wall weakening from malignant stomal seeding and, possibly, from chemoradiation.
Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Gastrostomy
- Intraoperative Complications
- Neoplasm Seeding
- Stomach
- Stomach Neoplasms