Open Access : A Case of Endoscopic Treatment for Gastrocolocutaneous Fistula as a Complication of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

As a rare complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy (PEG), a gastrocolocutaneous fistula may occur after PEG placement. This paper reports an interesting case which PEG tube unintentionally penetrated transverse colon during PEG. A 72-year-old female patient who suffered from medullary inf...

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Published inClinical endoscopy Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 95 - 98
Main Authors Jong Ho Hwang, Hyung Wook Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Choel Woong Choi, Soo Bum Park, Tae Ik Park, Woo Sung Jo, Dong Hyuk Cha
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한소화기내시경학회 30.03.2012
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Gastrocolocutaneous fistula
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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Summary:As a rare complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy (PEG), a gastrocolocutaneous fistula may occur after PEG placement. This paper reports an interesting case which PEG tube unintentionally penetrated transverse colon during PEG. A 72-year-old female patient who suffered from medullary infarction underwent PEG procedure for enteral nutrition, and fecal materials were observed 6 days after the procedure. Transverse colon located in antero-superior site of stomach was observed through abdominal computed tomography, and also the wrong inserted tube was found through gastroscopy and colonoscopy. Endoscopic treatment for the fistula was performed by the use of hemo-clip and detachable snare, closure of the fistula was finally confirmed 6 days after the endoscopic procedure. Therefore, the gastrocolocutaneous fistula should be considered as one of the complications of PEG when fecal material is observed through PEG tube in a few days after PEG procedure and endoscopic treatment can be feasible in this case.
Bibliography:The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
ISSN:2234-2400