Conclusion PEG tube placement for enteral nutrition may be completed in patients with compound hiatus hernia and intrathoracic stomach. The authors suggest however that a long drainage access needle ...

Abstract: There are two main enteral feeding strategies—namely nasogastric (NG) tube feeding and percutaneous gastrostomy—used to ... We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and ...

endoscopic tube stock illustrations PEG application is the process of feeding a tube to the stomach by endoscopy in patients who cannot eat by mouth. Give Yourself Gastrostomy Tube Feedings Use a ...

Wolfsen and colleagues [10] found that 36% of patients scheduled for PEG tube placement had endoscopic findings, such as peptic ulcer disease and gastric outlet obstruction, that ultimately led to ...

Since its introduction in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG ... Major complications resulting from PEG tube placement include peritonitis, hemorrhage, aspiration, peristomal wound ...

Objective Current guidelines for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement focus largely on maintaining enteral feeding ... We describe a cohort of children with refractory epilepsy who ...

What Is a G-Tube? Some kids have medical problems that make it hard for them to get enough nutrition by mouth. A gastrostomy tube (also called a G-tube) is a tube inserted through the belly that ...

Severe bleeding requiring blood transfusions following endoscopic, percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement is a rare complication. We describe a case of severe recurrent haemorrhage with bright red ...

What Is a G-Tube? Some kids have medical problems that make it hard for them to get enough nutrition by mouth. A gastrostomy tube (also called a G-tube) is a tube inserted through the belly that ...

This extended for 7 cm from the postcricoid oesophagus, and was staged as cT3N3M0. Following bougie dilation, a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube was inserted for nutritional support ...

Intervention: use of gastrostomy or jejunostomy tube to provide nutrition. Outcome ... Eight studies specifically described percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy as the intervention. Weight gain ...

Introduction Buried bumper syndrome (BBS) represents a rare, but potentially serious complication in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes. In BBS there is a growth of the gastric mucosa ...