scholarly journals Trans-Hepatic Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement: A Case Report of A Rare Complication and Literature Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anuj Chhaparia ◽  
Muhammad Bader Hammami ◽  
Juri Bassuner ◽  
Christine Hachem
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Tube Placement ◽  
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube Placement

scholarly journals Severe recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement: a rare complication

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. e229851
Author(s):  
Ikponmwosa Enofe ◽  
Manoj P Rai ◽  
Julie L Yam
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Tube Placement ◽  
Severe Bleeding ◽  
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Percutaneous Gastrostomy ◽  
Endoscopic Gastrostomy ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube Placement ◽  
Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube

Severe bleeding requiring blood transfusions following endoscopic, percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement is a rare complication. We describe a case of severe recurrent haemorrhage with bright red blood from rectum from endoscopic, percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement, which ultimately required removal of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.

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