Small bowel perforation after unseccessfull PEG procedure necessitating urgent surgery. case report
A Taller, A Zaránd, A Székely, Z Kózai · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2010 · Heft 05
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Background: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a worldwide accepted useful method for feeding head and neck cancer (HNC) patients in the perioperative period. The procedure is safe. Pneumoperitoneum is a known finding after PEG placement. Major complications, especially those necessitating immediate surgical intervention are extremely rare, almost anecdotal. Case report: A 51 year old male patient because of tonsillo-lingual carcinoma with metastasis to the regional lymph nodes has got 70Gy TeCo irradiation and cisplatin therapy throughout 18. 08. 2009–12. 10. 2009. Down staging was achieved and the re…