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This case highlights difficulties in removing an encrusted PEG tube in an elderly woman, indicating complications in long-term care.
A woman in her late 80s presented for the exchange of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) button (Ideal Button, Olympus; 24 Fr, 3.5 cm). The device had been placed approximately 2.5 years (900 days) earlier at a tertiary university hospital for nutritional support during treatment for Stage
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