A Rare Case of Severe Diarrhea: Gastrocolic Fistula Caused by Migration of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Rare Case of Severe Diarrhea: Gastrocolic Fistula Caused by Migration of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube

Published:2023-04-28 Issue:9 Volume:11 Page:1263
ISSN:2227-9032
Container-title:Healthcare
language:en
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Author:

Pugliese Maria Elena¹,Battaglia Riccardo¹,Cerasa Antonio¹²³^ORCID,Lucca Lucia Francesca¹

Affiliation:

1. Severe Acquired Brain Injury Unit, S’Anna Institute, 88900 Crotone, Italy

2. Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), 98164 Messina, Italy

3. Pharmacotechnology Documentation and Transfer Unit, Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy

Abstract

Gastrocolic fistula is a rare complication of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement procedure. This complication occurs due to penetration of interposed colon when a PEG tube is placed into the stomach. It can go unrecognized, becoming evident only when a tube replacement is performed or tube migration occurs. We report a case of severe, intractable diarrhea occurring about one month after the PEG procedure in a patient with severe traumatic brain injury. We present our case and discuss its significance with the aim of raising clinicians’ awareness of this rare condition.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/9/1263/pdf

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