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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2012; 18(37): 5295-5299
Published online Oct 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i37.5295
Published online Oct 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i37.5295
Table 1 Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | Fluoroscopic placement | Endoscopic placement | Guide wire placement |
| Age (yr), mean ± SD | 54.4 ± 9.9 | 55.8 ± 9.7 | 56.2 ± 9.5 |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 15 | 14 | 16 |
| Women | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Primary diagnoses | |||
| Pancreatitis | 25 | 14 | 8 |
| Postoperative gastric cancer | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| Postoperative esophageal cancer | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Abdominal injury | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pancreatic cancer after Whipple surgery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thoracic esophageal fistula | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gastric perforation | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Citation: Qin H, Lu XY, Zhao Q, Li DM, Li PY, Liu M, Zhou Q, Zhu L, Pang HF, Zhao HZ. Evaluation of a new method for placing nasojejunal feeding tubes. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(37): 5295-5299
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i37/5295.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i37.5295