Acute gastric prolapse through gastrostomy site: A surgical emergency

• Main Authors: Reeder Wells (Author), Christian Saliba (Author), Vatche Melkonian (Author), Shin Miyata (Author), Christopher Blewett (Author), Jose Greenspon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Gastric prolapse through a gastrostomy site is a rare but potentially fatal complication in gastrostomy-tube (G-tube) dependent pediatric patients. We describe a case of strangulated gastric prolapse through a gastrostomy site in a 5-month-old patient with chronic respiratory failure, poor nutrition...