Witzel Gastrostomy Procedure. The midline between the layers of. None of the laparoscopic gastrostomy tube placement procedures was converted to an open.
A 10 scalpel is used to make a midline incision 3. A retrospective chart review was performed of all patients at a tertiary academic medical center who underwent witzel gastrostomy without gastropexy over a 3 year period. Backgroundlaparoscopic gastrostomy is the best alternative for long term enteral feeding when percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is not possible.
This study reports a series of cases where laparoscopic gastrostomy was performed via a witzel approach without gastropexy.
The midline between the layers of. If you can t see them turn them on using the button under the video. We also recommend watching in hd 720p summer school of. Laparoscopic witzel gastrostomy could be performed successfully in all patients with aerodigestive cancer.
