Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 527-533 , April 2010

Radiologic versus Endoscopic Placement of Percutaneous Gastrostomy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Multivariate Analysis of Tolerance, Efficacy, and Survival

  • Alexandre Blondet, MD PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Angers, 4, rue Larrey, Angers Cedex 09, F-49933 France
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  • Jérôme Lebigot, MD,PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Angers, 4, rue Larrey, Angers Cedex 09, F-49933 France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to J.L.
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  • Guillaume Nicolas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Angers, 4, rue Larrey, Angers Cedex 09, F-49933 France
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  • Jérôme Boursier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Angers, 4, rue Larrey, Angers Cedex 09, F-49933 France
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  • Bruno Person, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Angers, 4, rue Larrey, Angers Cedex 09, F-49933 France
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  • Laurent Laccoureye, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Angers, 4, rue Larrey, Angers Cedex 09, F-49933 France
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  • Christophe Aubé, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Angers, 4, rue Larrey, Angers Cedex 09, F-49933 France

Received 4 June 2009 ,Revised 6 November 2009 ,Accepted 30 November 2009.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(09)01669-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.11.022

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 527-533 , April 2010

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