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. 2011 Apr;1(2):88-89.
doi: 10.4161/jig.1.2.16831.

The Development of PEG: How it was

Jeffrey L Ponsky  1
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The Development of PEG: How it was

Jeffrey L Ponsky. J Interv Gastroenterol. 2011 Apr.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The light shone brightly through the infant's abdominal wall
Figure 2
Figure 2
The initial PEG tube was constructed from A 16French dePezzar catheter, a cross bar of amber drain, and an IV cannula
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