Witzel Gastrostomy Procedure. The initial results and the results of extended. The midline between the layers of.
The witzel technique places the gastrostomy tube through a seromuscular tunnel in the stomach wall figure 64 1b. If you can t see them turn them on using the button under the video. Dissection for jejunostomy placement is done through the subcutaneous tissues using bovie cautery.
A retrospective chart review was performed of all patients at a tertiary academic medical center who underwent witzel gastrostomy without gastropexy over a 3 year period.
If you can t see them turn them on using the button under the video. We also recommend watching in hd 720p summer school of. The aim of the present study was to determine the feasibility complications adequacy of feeding support and tolerability of laparoscopic witzel gastrostomy lwg in head and neck cancer patients. The witzel jejunostomy is the most common method of jejunostomy creation.
