Salvage of a failed open gastrocutaneous fistula repair with an endoscopic over-the-scope clip

• Principais autores: Joshua Jaramillo (Autor), Jeong Hyun (Autor), Claire Abrajano (Autor), Rajashree Koppolu (Autor), Stephanie Chao (Autor), Gary Hartman (Autor), James Wall (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
• Acesso em linha: Connect to this object online.

Once enteral access via gastrostomy tube (G-tube) is no longer indicated, the tube is typically removed in clinic with a high probability of spontaneous closure. When spontaneous closure is not achieved, the formation of a gastrocutaneous fistula (GCF) is possible. The incidence of GCF is directly r...