Some gastrostomy tubes are fitted with a deformable plastic mushroom. This type of tube is placed by means of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) technique. This video describes the use ...

Feeding tube insertion is also called percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), and G-tube insertion. This treatment is reserved for when you have trouble eating ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Despite the common clinical practice of delaying feedings after [percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG ...

Care must be taken when deciding to use, siting and managing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes (PEG tubes) to avoid errors or complications that could prove fatal Some adults and children are ...

Five days later another tube was placed without any complication. During the follow-up period gastrostomy tubes were removed from 15 patients due to commencement of oral feeding. In these patients ...

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What Is a Feeding Tube? A feeding tube is a flexible plastic tube placed into your stomach or bowel to help you get nutrition when you’re unable to eat as well as you need to. Tube feeding ...

In this article, we will discuss the role of the Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube in treating nutritional deficiencies in children with cerebral palsy. Also Read: Know The Types ...

Phase II study of dichloroacetate (DCA) in combination with chemoradiation (CRT) for unresected, locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (LA-SCCHN). Retrospective analysis of ...

Investigators analyzed 83 cases of adults with a median age of 78 who received percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy procedures (to introduce a feeding tube through the abdominal wall and into the ...