John J. Vargo, MD, and Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is ...
Major complications resulting from PEG tube placement include peritonitis, hemorrhage, aspiration, peristomal wound infection, buried bumper syndrome, and gastrocolic fistula. Decompression ...