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Successful endoscopic closure of gastrocutaneous fistulas using a combination of polyethylene glycolic acid mesh and the Funada-style gastropexy device
Kumi Ogihara,
Kumi Ogihara
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yuko Akazawa,
Yuko Akazawa
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Kazuhiko Nakao,
Kazuhiko Nakao
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Kumi Ogihara,
Kumi Ogihara
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yuko Akazawa,
Yuko Akazawa
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Kazuhiko Nakao,
Kazuhiko Nakao
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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First published: 29 May 2017
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Video S1 Funada-style gastropexy device contains two parallel needles with a wire loop and suture thread. The gastric and abdominal walls were sutured with thread using the device. |
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