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Table 2 Clinical features and morbimortality of 435 patients submitted to PEG* with curved needle.

From: Assessment of safety and feasibility of a new technical variant of gastropexy for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: an experience with 435 cases

Variable

number

%

Gender

  

   Male

354

81.4

   Female

81

18.6

Baseline disease

  

   Head/Neck neoplasia

346

79.5

   Esophagus neoplasia

74

17.0

   Lung neoplasia

9

2.1

   Neurologic disease

6

1.4

Indication

  

   Dysphagia

346

79.5

   Preoperative

57

13.1

   Salivary fistula

22

5.1

   Nasal regurgitation

10

2.3

Minor complications

  

   Bleeding

4

0.9

   Respiratory failure

3

0.7

Major complications

  

   Pneumoperitoneum

2

0.5

   Leakage

2

0.5

   Wound infection

1

0.2

Mortality

1

0.2

  1. *PEG, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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