Methods A 6-year retrospective review of PEG tube placements in patients with compound hiatus hernia. All patients had prior failed attempts using the conventional ‘finger indentation’ technique. The ...

We report a study of enteral feeding by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in 30 patients, the majority with a persistent vegetative state. All patients had previously been fed through a nasogastric ...

An 81-year-old woman who underwent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) a year before, after cerebral infarction was receiving home medical care. The first accidental PEG tube removal occurred ...

Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is theorized that excessive air insufflation, prolonged procedure time, and multiple percutaneous ...

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

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 ...

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

Objective Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a complication of advanced malignancy and is associated with a short prognosis. MBO can infrequently be reversed by ...

Your health care provider has decided that your child should have percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG). This procedure will be scheduled through your gastroenterology provider. PEG is an endoscopic ...

Background: Prior literature has reported patterns of racial differences in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement for patients with post-stroke dysphagia. Reasons for this disproportion ...