A transgastric jejunal tube is an alternative when antireflux surgery fails, or is hazardous or inappropriate. Aims: To review experience of gastrojejunal (G-J) feeding over six years in two regional ...

Introduction PEG feeding in patients with head and neck and upper GI cancers ... Gastropexy is an alternative technique which allows insertion of a gastrostomy tube with outside-in technique and can ...

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.

Conclusion Supplemental PEG tube feeding is well tolerated and results in a significant improvement in nutritional status and an apparent stabilisation of pulmonary function in severely malnourished ...

A 53-year-old man with dysphagia underwent uneventful placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube for long-term enteral feeding access. 11 hours after the procedure, it was ...

1 Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK 2 Radiology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, UK 3 Dietetics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, ...

The performance of a full diagnostic upper endoscopy is imperative before PEG tube placement ... After this interval, PEG feedings can be initiated.

John J. Vargo, MD, and Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is ...

Supplemental overnight PEG feeding was continued. On clinical review 3 months later, a tumour mass, with purulent discharge, was evident beside the PEG tube (figure 1A). This was confirmed as ...

She had a peg-J tube placed. Her friends ... Cullen, on the fundraiser, said the feeding tube will help Falco live a better life and hopefully start to heal her. "Unfortunately, Erica is limited to ...