Clinical Study
Direct Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy: High Completion Rates with Selective Use of a Long Drainage Access Needle
Table 1
Indications for DPEJ insertion in our cohort of patients.
| Case description | Number |
| Oesophageal malignancy, incurable | 1 | Gastric malignancy, incurable | 10 | Pancreatic malignancy, incurable | 3 | Oesophageal malignancy, postoperative recurrence | 5 | Gastric malignancy, postoperative recurrence | 4 | Upper GI malignancy, postoperative malnutrition | 4 | Postoperative malnutrition (benign disease) | 3 | Acute cerebrovascular disease (stomach resected) | 3 | Gastric dysmotility | 3 | Cerebral palsy | 2 | Pancreatitis | 2 |
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