Is percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement safe in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts?

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2009; 15(25): 3148-3152
Published online Jul 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3148

Table 3 Long-term outcomes in patients with PEG tubes and VP shunts

No. of case	Sex/age (yr)	PEG-VP shunt interval (d)	Position of abdominal shunt catheter	DM	Complication	Follow-up (mo)	Outcome
1	F/67	409	Right	-	Wound infection	7	Doing well
2	M/57	65	Right	+	-	15	Doing well
3	M/57	256	Left	+	-	8	PEG change due to self-removal
4	F/62	831	Right	-	-	6	PEG change due to self-removal
5	F/67	274	Right	-	-	5	Doing well
6	F/36	259	Right	-	-	1	Doing well
7	F/42	67	Left	-	-	3	PEG removal

Citation: Kim JS, Park YW, Kim HK, Cho YS, Kim SS, Youn NR, Chae HS. Is percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement safe in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts? World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(25): 3148-3152
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i25/3148.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.3148

Kim JS, Park YW, Kim HK, Cho YS, Kim SS, Youn NR, Chae HS. Is percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement safe in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts? World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(25): 3148-3152 [PMID: 19575495 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.3148]

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