Percutaneous Gastronomy and Jejunostomy: Lessons from the First Decade

Percutaneous gastrostomies and jejunostomies have increasingly been used for long term enteral feeding in patients with functioning gastrointestinal tracts but who are unable, for a variety of reasons, to use the standard oropharyngeal route. Since these devices can be placed without the use of gene...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: John S Goff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1992-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/481485