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 ...

Since its introduction in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has gained wide acceptance as the procedure of choice in delivering enteral alimentation and has largely replaced surgical ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

Researchers evaluated the etiology, risk factors, and prevalence of recurrent pneumonia in pediatric patients using a diagnostic algorithm.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

The areas of clinical research interest are inflammatory bowel disease, small bowel endoscopy, coeliac disease, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding, ...

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 ...