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Bevacizumab does not increase risk of perforation in patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or jejunostomy placement.

Pratima DibbaEmmy LudwigDelia CaloHans GerdesArnold MarkowitzMoshe ShikeMark SchattnerRobin Mendelsohn
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2020)
Our study demonstrated that receiving bevacizumab within 6 months prior to their endoscopic procedure was not associated with an increased risk of GI tract perforation and thus not an absolute contraindication to proceeding with PEG and PEJ tube placement in these patients.
Keyphrases
  • ultrasound guided
  • patients undergoing
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • minimally invasive
  • chronic kidney disease
  • drug delivery
  • endoscopic submucosal dissection