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A gastrostomy (Gr. gaster stomach and stomoun opening or mouth) is a conduit between the skin surface and the gastric mucosa. Long-term gastric access commonly is maintained by means of a short skin-level tubular device. Its simplicity notwithstanding there are few interventions for which there is a greater palette of options.

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  1. University of South Carolina Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA

    Michael W. L. Gauderer

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  1. University College Dublin, National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Prem Puri

  2. Medical University, University Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Graz, Austria

    Michael E. Höllwarth

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Gauderer, M.W.L. (2019). Gastrostomy. In: Puri, P., Höllwarth, M. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56282-6_23

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