background: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg) is the standard method for enteral feeding in patients predicted to require long-term enteral nutrition because of dysphagia. the aim of this study was to assess the complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy performed using the pull technique. methods: between january 2011 and december 2011, 74 patients underwent percutaneous endo...

PURPOSE This study was performed to review the outcomes of gastrostomy insertion in children at our institute during 10 years. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed on 236 patients who underwent gastrostomy insertion from October 2005 to March 2015. We used our algorithm to select the least invasive method for gastrostomy insertion for each patient. Long-term follow-up was perfor...

Feeding gastrostomy is widely used for children with feeding impairment. The replacement of gastrostomy tube is known as an easy and safe procedure. However, various complications associated with replacement of gastrostomy tube were reported, including fistula disruption and colo-cutaneous fistula. For replacement of gastrostomy tube in small children with small stomach, special cautions are ne...

Percutaneous gastrostomy is well established root for long term feeding of patients who cannot be fed orally. The risks of percutanous gastrostomy insertion are low. Tube related complications often resolved by placing a Foley catheter or other balloon gastrostomy tube as a temporary solution. Gastrostomy tube related gastric, duodenal and billiary obstruction were reported. Gastrostomy tube re...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Since its description in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has been a widely used method for insertion of a gastrostomy tube in patients who are unable to swallow or maintain adequate nutrition. This study aimed to assess the perspectives of patients/caregivers in our society regarding the acceptability of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement and to evaluat...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding provides enteral nutrition to patients with neurological dysphagia. Thirty-day mortality rates of 4-26% have been reported, with pneumonia being the common cause post-percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective analysis of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertions in Malta (Januar...

Acute gastric dilatation presenting 15 months after a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is reported. The gastric dilatation was associated with local sepsis around the gastrostomy and resolved after removal of the gastrostomy tube.

Due to the frequent presence of latent gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in mentally impaired children, it is now standard to perform upper gastrointestinal contrast (UGI) and pH probe studies in all children referred for feeding gastrostomy, even if they are without clinical evidence for GER. For patients with documented GER, an antireflux operation performed in conjunction with gastrostomy is usu...

BACKGROUND Results of prospective studies on the effect of prophylactic antibiotics before percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy are conflicting. Factors for increased risk of peristomal wound infection have not been clearly identified. AIM To evaluate the incidence of complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and to determine the predictors of wound infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS...

The various technical options that have been described for gastrostomy tube placement in children include the time honored Stamm procedure, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), percutaneous fluoroscopy-guided gastrostomy, several types of laparoscope-assisted gastrostomy (LG), video-assisted gastrostomy, and a combined laparoscopic and endoscopic approach as well as different variations o...