Abstract:Background: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) meanwhile has become an accepted and routinely used alternative to surgical gastrostomy or nasogastric feeding tubes in patients requiring long-term nutritional support. Major complications are rare. In this paper, we report on a patient with a vaccination metastasis following PEG insertion. Case Report: The patient had advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. A fast-growing metastasis was found at the site of PEG insertion – without distant met… Show more
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