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. 2022 Feb;14(2):585-587.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-21-1576.

Percutaneous ultrasound gastrostomy (PUG) overview updates: response to an overview of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in the intensive care unit

Steven P Tropello  1
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Percutaneous ultrasound gastrostomy (PUG) overview updates: response to an overview of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in the intensive care unit

Steven P Tropello. J Thorac Dis. 2022 Feb.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The author has completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/jtd-21-1576/coif). SPT is the inventor of PUG, and has developed several patents on coaptive ultrasound and specialized guidewires, and is the CMO and partial owner of CoapTech Inc, the only manufacturer of PUMA-G System. The author has no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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Real-time ultrasound of internal balloon catheter under magnetic gastropexy and clear gastrostomy tract.
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