Double percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy fixation: an effective treatment for recurrent gastric volvulus.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A lady with recurrent gastric volvulus (and a poor surgical risk) was treated by insertion of two percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes to anchor the stomach to the anterior abdominal wall. The tubes were removed 5 months later, and she remained asymptomatic.
Medical subject headings
- Gastrostomy
- Intubation, Gastrointestinal
- Stomach Volvulus