The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology (Jul 2024)

Complication Rate of Percutaneous Balloon-Retention versus Locking-Loop Gastrostomy and Gastrojejunostomy Tube Insertion: A Comparison from a Canadian Tertiary Care Centre

  • Ian Y. M. Chan,
  • Ibrahim Abdulaziz Alghamdi,
  • Daniel Schep,
  • Sandra Sabongui,
  • Sarah Krause,
  • David Hocking,
  • Daniele Wiseman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1786829
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 08, no. 02
pp. 105 – 111

Abstract

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Purpose The aim of this study is to compare 30-day complications, procedure-related mortality, and overall mortality rates for de novo enteral feeding tube insertion with fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous balloon-retention versus traditional locking-loop tubes.

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