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

• Published in: Clinical 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
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한소화기내시경학회 30.03.2012
• Subjects: Gastrocolocutaneous fistula; 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...