Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube has become an 'essential' technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition. Gastrostomy ...

Pediatric gastrostomy tube feeding is an essential intervention for children who are unable to meet their nutritional needs via oral intake alone. This procedure, which involves the surgical placement ...

Fifty-six (65.9%) of the present patients having PEG procedures had neurological disorders. Other indications were nasopharynx cancer, esophagus cancer, and aspiration problems. Percutaneous ...

Radiologic approach The gastrostomy tube is guided into the correct position using fluoroscopic guidance. Using a percutaneous technique, a gastrostomy tube is introduced to hold the gastric wall in ...

A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is created under endoscopic guidance. A PEG tube (Fig 3) is the long-term enteral gastric feeding tube of choice for patients with an uncompromised airway ...

Surrogates perceived that feeding tubes had greater benefits for patients with dementia than actually exist, results of small prospective survey indicate. “Feeding patients with dementia through ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is generally is often accompanied with fewer complication but a dislocation of a gastrostomy tube can lead to serious complications. The case report article ...

July 15, 2014– Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube has become an "essential" technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition, ...