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 ...

On Saturday 14 September, the day before she turned 75, Jill McIntosh from Adel, Leeds jumped out of a plane and raised over ...

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 ...

Big-hearted rugby players are among the supporters who go the extra mile to enhance the life of much-loved little girl, Grace ...

Louise, from Houston in Renfrewshire, was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of epilepsy, weeks after suffering her first ...

With the help of two full-time carers and a team of specialists, Christina was able to have her PEG removed — a tube that's inserted through the skin and into the stomach. She can now eat ...

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 ...

The INFINITY-SWEDEHEART trial showed that in patients undergoing PCI for chronic or acute coronary syndrome, the DynamX bioadaptor resulted in less target lesion and vessel failure compared with the ...