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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2012; 4(2): 45-49
Published online Feb 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i2.45
Published online Feb 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i2.45
Effectiveness of outpatient percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy replacement using esophagogastroduodenoscopy and propofol sedation
Akira Horiuchi, Yoshiko Nakayama, Masashi Kajiyama, Naoki Tanaka, Digestive Disease Center, Showa Inan General Hospital, Komagane, 399-4117 Matsumoto, Japan
Yoshiko Nakayama, Department of Pediatrics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
Naoki Tanaka, Department of Metabolic Regulation, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
Author contributions: Horiuchi A, Nakayama Y and Kajiyama M acquired the data; Horiuchi A and Tanaka N analyzed and interpreted the data; Horiuchi A drafted the manuscript; Horiuchi A, Nakayama Y, Kajiyama M and Tanaka N made the revision and final approval of the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Akira Horiuchi, MD, Chief, Digestive Disease Center, Showa Inan General Hospital, 3230 Akaho, Komagane 399-4117, Japan. horiuchi.akira@sihp.jp
Telephone: +81-265822121 Fax: +81-265822118
Received: June 12, 2011
Revised: November 23, 2011
Accepted: February 6, 2012
Published online: February 16, 2012
Revised: November 23, 2011
Accepted: February 6, 2012
Published online: February 16, 2012
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