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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 ...

Half of the cohort were accepted for heart-lung/lung transplantation, the improvement in nutritional status being a prerequisite for this. Conclusion Supplemental PEG tube feeding is well tolerated ...

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 ...

經皮內視鏡胃造瘻術（Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy，醫學縮寫PEG）為一種內視鏡造瘻術（Stoma）醫學手術專有名詞，對於醫學手術過程須插管輸送液體營養（Parenteral nutrition，醫學縮寫PN）維持生命所需、腸道受損或食道癌病症等因故吞嚥窒礙 造瘘术 恥骨上方膀胱 ...

Introduction It is estimated that 2% of gastrostomies will become displaced in the first 10 months of placement and 37% within five years. 1 Replacement of a displaced gastrostomy tube should only be ...