A 53-year-old man with dysphagia underwent uneventful placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube for long-term enteral feeding access. 11 hours after the procedure, it was ...

The PEG tube was placed under sedation. On the first postoperative day, the patient had a subtle pneumoperitoneum that was considered secondary to the procedure. On the third postoperative day, the ...

Introduction Most patients needing Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding have incurable neurological disease, often with behavioural difficulty. Patient traction on tubing and weight ...

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 ...