Managing bowel obstruction in ovarian cancer using a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube
An estimated 2,500 women were diagnosed with and 1,500 died from ovarian cancer in Canada in 2002. Up to 42% of patients in the palliative phase develop a malignant bowel obstruction. Options for management include medical therapy, surgery, and/or a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pappin Communications
2003-04-01
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| Series: | Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/384/385 |