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Complications of a Gastrostomy Tube Used for Decompression of an Inoperable Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Advanced Cancer  Masanori Mori, MD, Eduardo.

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1 Complications of a Gastrostomy Tube Used for Decompression of an Inoperable Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Advanced Cancer  Masanori Mori, MD, Eduardo Bruera, MD, Rony Dev, DO  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 38, Issue 3, Pages (September 2009) DOI: /j.jpainsymman Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealing the G-tube lying in the anterior stomach wall with a trail of contrast material leading into the patient's stomach. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Fluoroscopic view after contrast agent injection through the G-tube showing the catheter tip within the duodenum. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions


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