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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2020; 26(4): 383-392
Published online Jan 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i4.383
Published online Jan 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i4.383
Image guided percutaneous gastrostomy catheter placement: How we do it safely and efficiently
Sasan Partovi, Xin Li, Eunice Moon, Dustin Thompson, Section of Interventional Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States
Author contributions: Li X and Partovi S contributed equally to this work; The initial drafting was done by Li X and Partovi S equally; Moon E and Thompson D contributed heavily during the initial drafting and final editing of the paper; Moon E and Thompson D also provided necessary technical expertise to the topic.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have nothing to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Sasan Partovi, MD, Doctor, Section of Interventional Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States. partovs@ccf.org
Received: November 14, 2019
Peer-review started: November 14, 2019
First decision: December 12, 2019
Revised: January 7, 2020
Accepted: January 11, 2020
Article in press: January 11, 2020
Published online: January 28, 2020
Processing time: 65 Days and 3.5 Hours
Peer-review started: November 14, 2019
First decision: December 12, 2019
Revised: January 7, 2020
Accepted: January 11, 2020
Article in press: January 11, 2020
Published online: January 28, 2020
Processing time: 65 Days and 3.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Percutaneous interventional radiologic gastrostomy has become a popular choice for gastrostomy placement. However, there hasn't been an established most-optimal percutaneous interventional radiologic gastrostomy method. Therefore, we would like to present what we believe is the best approach and hope to spark readers' interests in pursuing further direct comparison studies.