Since its introduction in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG ... Major complications resulting from PEG tube placement include peritonitis, hemorrhage, aspiration, peristomal wound ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is the procedure in which a feeding tube is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach using a thin, flexible camera called an endoscope. The ...

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 ...

Gastrostomy Tube: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube: A PEG tube is placed directly into the stomach. Larger amounts of feeds or bolus feeds can be given through this tube.

For physicians, inserting a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is a routine procedure. However, for the families of ailing seniors, it raises disturbing questions and fears about life and ...

Accessing the stomach via a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is the preferred (and sometimes the only) method for providing enteral nutritional support in disabled patients. However, it ...

Following bougie dilation, a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube was inserted for nutritional support before commencing radiation (50.4 Gy) and chemotherapy (3 cycles of FOLFOX (Folinic ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an endoscopic medical procedure in which a tube (PEG tube) is passed into a patient's stomach through the abdominal wall, most commonly to provide a ...

The performance of a full diagnostic upper endoscopy is imperative before PEG tube placement. Wolfsen and colleagues [10] found that 36% of patients scheduled for PEG tube placement had endoscopic ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an endoscopic medical procedure in which a tube (PEG tube) is passed into a patient's stomach through the abdominal wall, most commonly to provide a means ...