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Long-tube gastrostomy with internal intestinal splinting in inflammatory disease of the small intestines

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A method of long-intestinal-tube gastrostomy with internal splinting of the small intestine is presented. Indications and advantages are described. The method has been successful in a six-year experience. Its simplicity, efficiency and freedom from complications are emphasized. Inflation of the bowel by a soft ballon, facilitating dissection in navigating the bowel, is also stressed.

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  1. Urbana, Illinois

    G. Bruce Thow M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 10 to 13, 1971.

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Thow, G.B. Long-tube gastrostomy with internal intestinal splinting in inflammatory disease of the small intestines. Dis Colon Rectum 15, 7–10 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02587661

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