PubMed · 316
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R E Field, R J Romanus. 1975. An improved gastrostomy technique.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/316/
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is clearly better than operative gastrostomy performed under general anesthesia. Whether or not PEG offers any significant advantage over operative gastrostomy performed using local anesthesia remains to be proved. Operative gastrotomy performed with local anesthesia seems comparable to nonoperative techniques.
The authors report a case of gastric leiomyoblastoma, a rare benign neoplasm that can sometimes undergo a malignant course. The main clinical an pathological issues are reviewed, in order to offer guidance as to the best suited surgical approach.