"Buried bumber" syndrome (internal button buried of the gastrostomy): "unearthing the solution"

1 Residente Medicina Interna, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia. 2 Profesor de Gastroenterología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Gastroenterólogo Clínica Fundadores. Bogotá, Colombia. Email: wotero@cable.net.co 3 Gastroenterólogo Clínica Fundadores, Gastroenterólogo Hospital El Tunal. Bogotá, Colombia. 4 Cirujano Clínica Fundadores, Hospital de Engativá. Bogotá, Colombia. 5 Gastroenterólogo Clínica Fundadores. Bogotá, Colombia Fecha recibido: 23-01-07 / Fecha aceptado: 27-02-07 RESUMEN

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