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Survival of geriatric patients after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in Japan.

Yutaka Y Suzuki, Seryna S Tamez, Akihiko A Murakami, Akihiko A Taira, Akihiro A Mizuhara, Akira A Horiuchi, Chie C Mihara, Eiji E Ako, Hirohito H Muramatsu, Hitoshi H Okano, Hitoshi H Suenaga, Kazuaki K Jomoto, Junya J Kobayashi, Katsunari K Takifuji, Kazuhiro K Akiyama, Koh K Tahara, Koji K Onishi, Makoto M Shimazaki, Masami M Matsumoto, Masashi M Ijima, Masato M Murakami, Masato M Nakahori, Michiaki M Kudo, Michio M Maruyama, Mikako M Takahashi, Naohiro N Washizawa, Shigeru S Onozawa, Satoshi S Goshi, Satoyoshi S Yamashita, Shigeki S Ono, Shin S Imazato, Shinji S Nishiwaki, Shuichirou S Kitahara, Takao T Endo, Takao T Iiri, Takeshi T Nagahama, Takuto T Hikichi, Tatsuya T Mikami, Tetsuo T Yamamoto, Tetsushi T Ogawa, Tomoko T Ogawa, Tomoyuki T Ohta, Toshifumi T Matsumoto, Toshiroh T Kura, Tsutomu T Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi T Iwase, Tsuyotoshi T Tsuji, Yukio Y Nishiguchi, and Mitsuyoshi M Urashima

World J Gastroenterol 16(40):5084-91 (2010) PMID 20976846

To examine the long term survival of geriatric patients treated with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in Japan.

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