Direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placement using a fine needle for jejunal anchoring

A. S. Karhadkar; M. R. Rengen; E. H. Dubin; H. J. Schwartz; S. K. Dutta

doi:10.1055/s-2006-925159

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2006; 38(9): 952
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925159

Unusual cases and technical notes

Direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placement using a fine needle for jejunal anchoring

A. S. Karhadkar¹ , M. R. Rengen² , E. H. Dubin^1, ³ , H. J. Schwartz^1, ³ , S. K. Dutta^1, ^3, ⁴

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Dept. of Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
²Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
³Division of Gastroenterology, Dept. of Medicine, Northwest Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
⁴Dept. of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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