Wolfsen and colleagues [10] found that 36% of patients scheduled for PEG tube placement had endoscopic findings, such as peptic ulcer disease and gastric outlet obstruction, that ultimately led to ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is typically used for longer-term nutrition if the patient isn’t a candidate for any of the options below. Gastrostomy Tube: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube: A PEG tube is placed ...

A FORMER Premier League star battling motor neurone disease now has to eat through a tube after a “life-changing” procedure.

A Bradford City legend battling motor neurone disease (MND) has undergone a 'life-changing' procedure meaning he is now being ...

A Bradford City legend battling motor neurone disease (MND) has undergone a 'life-changing' procedure meaning he is now being fed through a ...

Tube-fed patients or those who are fed via a PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) and have nothing by mouth often accumulate large quantities of calculus (Fig. 7). Removal of calculus from ...

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In particular, among patients receiving concurrent cisplatin, PBS was significantly associated with a higher global health score, less pain, lower painkiller use, and lower percutaneous endoscopic ...

Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with sciatica. Methods This economic ...