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Routine Prophylactic Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Head and Neck Cancers with Bilateral Neck Irradiation: A Regional Cancer Experience in New Zealand [PDF]

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2023
Introduction Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) are particularly susceptible to dysphagia and malnutrition. Prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement is a method used to manage these issues, but practices vary among ...
Su Chen Fong, Ramesh Pandey, Michelle Rajaretnam, Miriama Delaibatiki, David N.Y. Peel   +4 more
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Gastrostomy Placement in Children: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy or Laparoscopic Gastrostomy? [PDF]

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques, 2016
The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes and the complications between the 2 most adopted procedures for gastrostomy placement: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and laparoscopic gastrostomy (LG) in children. We present our study on 69 patients (male: 46/female: 23): group 1 (37 patients, 54%) undergoing PEG, group 2 (32 patients, 46 ...
Merli, Laura, De Marco, Erika Adalgisa, Fedele, Camilla, Mason, Elena J., Taddei, Alessandra, Paradiso, Filomena Valentina, Catania, Vincenzo Davide, Nanni, Lorenzo   +7 more
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Gastrostomy uptake in motor neurone disease: a mixed-methods study of patients’ decision making

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives Gastrostomy decision making is a complicated, multifaceted process for people with motor neuron disease (MND). This study explored demographic and disease-related factors that may impact on gastrostomy uptake; and reasons why people with MND ...
Natalie James, Emma Power, Anne Hogden, Julie Labra, Victoria M Flood   +4 more
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Gastric Outlet Obstruction Due to Malposition of Replacement Gastrostomy Tube [PDF]

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019
A 78-year old male presented to the emergency department after accidental dislodgement of his chronic gastrostomy tube. A replacement gastrostomy tube was passed easily through the existing stoma and flushed without difficulty.
Brent A. Becker, Travis C. Walker
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Over-the-scope-clip closure of long lasting gastrocutaneous fistula after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube removal in immunocompromised patients: A single center case series [PDF]

, 2017
Over-the-scope-clips (OTSC(®)) have been shown to be an effective and safe endoscopic treatment option for the closure of gastrointestinal perforations, leakages and fistulae.
Gubler, Christoph, Heinrich, Henriette, Valli, Piero V   +2 more
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Endoscopic Pyloromyotomy Through Mature Gastrostomy for Refractory Gastroparesis in Complex Surgical Anatomy. [PDF]

ACG Case Rep J
Alkomos MF, Bhullar F, Baddoura W, Cavanagh Y.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparison of Prophylactic Versus Reactive Tube Feeding Approaches on Weight Loss and Unplanned Hospital Admissions in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Chemoradiotherapy [PDF]

Current Oncology
The study’s aim was to compare the unplanned admission rates and nutrition outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) receiving chemoradiotherapy at two different hospitals with different nutrition support approaches.
Teresa Brown, Louise Cooney, David Smith, Louise Elvin-Walsh, Eliza Kern, Suzanne Ahern, Bena Brown, Ingrid Hickman, Sandro Porceddu, Lizbeth Kenny, Brett Hughes   +10 more
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Morphological Substantiation for the Effectiveness of the Proposed Method of Gastrostomy using a Polypropylene Endoprosthesis [PDF]

International Journal of Biomedicine, 2020
The article discusses the morphological changes in the area of gastrostomy performed by the proposed original method of gastrostomy using an implant in laboratory animals (rabbits).
Sergey N. Shurygin, Alexey G. Vaganov, Archil S. Tsulaya, Sarkis A. Asratyan, Ilya V. Sazhin, Aleksandr N. Alimov, Leonid V. Safonov, Dmitriy A. Volkov   +7 more
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Control in the absence of choice: A qualitative study on decision-making about gastrostomy in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, caregivers, and healthcare professionals

PLoS ONE, 2023
Background Gastrostomy is recommended in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for long-term nutritional support, however, people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and healthcare professionals perceive decision-making as complex.
Remko M van Eenennaam, Neele Rave, W. Kruithof, E. K. Kruitwagen-van Reenen, Leonard H van den Berg, J. Visser-Meily, Anita Beelen   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children: An Update to the ESPGHAN Position Paper

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, 2021
Background: The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) position paper from 2015 on percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) required updating in the light of recent clinical knowledge and data published in ...
M. Homan, B. Hauser, C. Romano, C. Tzivinikos, F. Torroni, F. Gottrand, I. Hojsak, L. Dall'Oglio, M. Thomson, P. Bontems, P. Narula, R. Furlano, S. Oliva, J. Amil-Dias   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source