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Hepatic Portal and Mesenteric Vein Gas as a Late Complication of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement in an Elderly Patient

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salem, Virginia, 24153, USA

    Ravi K. Bobba MD & Edward L. Arsura MD, FACP

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Bobba, R.K., Arsura, E.L. Hepatic Portal and Mesenteric Vein Gas as a Late Complication of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement in an Elderly Patient. Dig Dis Sci 50, 411–414 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-1620-2

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