Necrotizing Fasciitis as a Complication of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Robert G. Martindale, Michael C. Witte, George F. Hodges, James L. Kelley, Stanley C. Harris, Charles A. Andersen

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 1987 · 41 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall is a rare clinical entity. The following case study is the first report of necrotizing fasciitis as a complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 11: 583–585, 1987)

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