Introduction PEG feeding in patients with head and neck and upper GI cancers ... Gastropexy is an alternative technique which allows insertion of a gastrostomy tube with outside-in technique and can ...

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 performance of a full diagnostic upper endoscopy is imperative before PEG tube placement ... After this interval, PEG feedings can be initiated.

Abstract: There are two main enteral feeding strategies—namely nasogastric (NG) tube feeding and percutaneous gastrostomy ... gastrostomy—including percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and ...

Ponsky, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is theorized that excessive air insufflation ...

oropharyngeal cancer was predictive of greater PEG-tube longevity (hazard ratio for replacement 0.281, p=0.039) Seven (2.5%) patients had elective tube removal when no longer required and 5 (1.8%) had ...

For these participants, continuing life as normal and maintaining autonomy were paramount, and receiving a PEG-J tube for supplementary enteral feeding was perceived to be an invasive intervention ...

Supplemental overnight PEG feeding was continued. On clinical review 3 months later, a tumour mass, with purulent discharge, was evident beside the PEG tube (figure 1A). This was confirmed as ...