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Postpyloric decompression tube placement through a gastrostomy for malignant bowel obstruction.
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BMC Research Notes . 2013, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p1-2. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background: Malignant bowel obstruction affect a patient's quality of life, but, management of MBO is controversial. Case presentation: A 51-year-old woman who had been diagnosed as uterine cervix cancer 2 years ago and had undergone surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, was admitted to our hospital. She was diagnosed as having a recurrence of peritoneal metastasis and bowel obstruction. For her nasal pain, we considered insertion of a postpyloric decompression tube through the gastrostomy instead of via the nasal cavity. After insertion of a percutaneous gastrostomy tube was performed endoscopically, we introduced a postpyloric decompression tube through her gastrostomy. She could be discharged home, and 91 days later, she died in her home under hospice care, as she had wished. Conclusions: Insertion of a postpyloric decompression tube through a gastrostomy might be useful in the management of advanced cancer patients with bowel obstruction [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17560500
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMC Research Notes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 88845029
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-217