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 ...

Abstract: There are two main enteral feeding strategies—namely nasogastric (NG) tube feeding and percutaneous gastrostomy—used to improve the nutritional status of patients with head and neck cancer ...

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 ...

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 ...

Finally, ethical considerations should always be taken into account when considering long-term enteral feeding, especially for patients with a poor quality of life. Enteral nutrition percutaneous ...

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

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 ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) provides a non-surgical alternative to long-term enteral feeding. The gastrostomy tube, however, may deteriorate, malfunction, or be accidentally expelled ...

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