Erratum to: Usefulness of the introducer method for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy using ultrathin transnasal endoscopy

Pull method percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy using transnasal ultrathin endoscopy in head and neck cancer.

Dysphagia due to tumor ulcers and stomatitis induced by chemoradiotherapy is painful; it is therefore crucial and urgent to establish a surgical enteral feeding route in patients with head and neck cancer to avoid malnutrition and improve treatment compliance [1]. However, common trismus caused by surgical resection, reconstruction, and, mostly, radiation fibrosis often compromise flexible endo...

Portable disposable ultrathin endoscopy tested through percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

BACKGROUND A portable disposable ultrathin endoscope (DUE) with high visual quality and maneuverability would reduce the need for expensive facilities and emergency endoscopy could be available anywhere. It would increase patient satisfaction, prevent unnecessary sedation, and reduce infection. Our aim was to evaluate the usefulness of portable DUE in performing percutaneous endoscopic gastrost...

Prospective randomized comparative study of hemodynamic changes between ultrathin transnasal and conventional transoral esophagogastroduodenoscopy in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement with modified introducer method under sedation.

AIM Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) placement is a useful but invasive method. Recently, the hemodynamic change of ultrathin transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy (transnasal EGD) was reported as less than that of conventional transoral EGD (transoral EGD). This study compared hemodynamic changes between transnasal EGD and transoral EGD in the setting of PEG placement using a modified...

Study of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Outcomes

Background and Objective: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the technique of choice for providing enteral access to patients who require long-term enteral nutrition. This study was performed to evaluate the outcomes and complications of PEG. Materials and Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 77 patients (45 men, 32 women; age mean: 58.9±19.7 years, Min: 14 years, Max: 89 Years)...

A new device for the introducer technique for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement.