Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is theorized that excessive air insufflation, prolonged procedure time, and multiple percutaneous ...

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 ...

An 81-year-old woman who underwent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) a year before, after cerebral infarction was receiving home medical care. The first accidental PEG tube removal occurred ...

Conclusions This case series of children with resistant epilepsy demonstrates improvement in seizure control and QOL following PEG tube placement for AED administration. Previous reports have ...

Aim To analyse the efficacy and acceptability of supplemental overnight feeding using a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in patients with CF ... Conclusion Supplemental PEG tube feeding is ...

Background: Enteral nutrition may be required in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and is usually achieved by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG ... an alternative is percutaneous ...

What Is a G-Tube? Some kids have medical problems that make it hard for them to get enough nutrition by mouth. A gastrostomy tube (also called a G-tube) is a tube inserted through the belly that ...

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

A Bradford City legend battling motor neurone disease (MND) has undergone a 'life-changing' procedure meaning he is now being ...