Acute presentation of transverse colon injury following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement: case report and review of current management.
Maccabee D, Dominitz J, Lee S, Billingsley K. Acute presentation of transverse colon injury following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement: case report and review of current management. Surgical Endoscopy 2000, 14: 296. PMID: 10854520, DOI: 10.1007/s004649901208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColonic injuryMedical historyPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placementEndoscopic gastrostomy tube placementPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubeSevere esophageal dysmotilityTransverse colon injuryCoronary bypass surgeryCoronary artery diseaseGastrostomy tube placementPatient's medical historyAcute presentationBypass surgeryColon injuriesEsophageal dysmotilityAcute settingArtery diseaseGastrostomy tubePEG placementTube placementEnteral accessCase reportTomographic scanningChronic malnutritionCurrent management