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A simple technique for the management of refractory gastrostomy site complications a technical innovation in gastrostomy tube site revision

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Introduction: Longstanding gastrostomy sites are prone to leakage and excoriation secondary to protrusion of gastric mucosa into the tract, dilation of the site over time, and development of refractory granulation tissue.
Rebecca M. Rentea, Wendy J. Svetanoff, Charlene Dekonenko, Courtney Pisano, Charles L. Snyder   +4 more
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement: Caregiver decision making in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2013
To explore Taiwanese caregivers' decision making experiences of accepting a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube for their family member. Methods: A phenomenological approach was used for the interview and analysis.
Lily Yeh, Susan J. Fetzer, Shu-Yin Chen, Feng-Hwa Lu, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Ching-Huey Chen   +5 more
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Strategy of reduced port gastrostomy as a safe procedure for paediatric patients

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Background: Laparoscopic gastrostomy has improved surgical and cosmetic outcomes. Our approach involves a strategy of reduced port surgery, wherein only the umbilicus and tube insertion site were incised, with an additional port inserted if manipulation ...
Yousuke Gohda, Hiroo Uchida, Takahisa Tainaka, Wataru Sumida, Chiyoe Shirota, Satoshi Makita, Miwa Satomi, Akihiro Yasui, Daiki Kato, Takuya Maeda, Hiroki Ishii, Kazuki Ota, Yaohui Guo, Jiahui Liu, Akinari Hinoki   +14 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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Gastrostomy Tube Insertion in Pediatric Patients With Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD): Current Practice

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018
Introduction: Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is a severe hepatorenal disorder of childhood. Early renal disease in ARPKD may require renal replacement therapy and is associated with failure to thrive resulting in a need for ...
Kathrin Burgmaier, Joy Brandt, Rukshana Shroff, Peter Witters, Lutz T. Weber, Jörg Dötsch, Franz Schaefer, Djalila Mekahli, Djalila Mekahli, Max C. Liebau, Max C. Liebau   +10 more
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Duodenal Pressure Necrosis in a Child Caused by a Migrated Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Acta Medica, 2020
A two-year-old girl with two weeks of abdominal pain, vomiting, and food refusal, ten months after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion because of inadequate peroral intake, was admitted to a tertiary centre hospital.
Jan Melek, Markéta Štanclová, Radek Štichhauer, Pavel Rozsíval, Jan Kopřiva, Jana Dědková, Eva Terifajova, Eva Šedivá, Petr Dědek, Sylva Skálová, Jan Bureš   +10 more
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Analysis of feasibility and outcome of bedside percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy versus open feeding gastrostomy in head injury patients

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022
Background Nutritional care in patients with a severe head injury is of utmost importance, as nutritional deficiency can affect the outcomes in these patients.
Dharmesh Balsarkar, Hussain Shaikh, Sachin Suryawanshi, Munaafroz Shaikh, Ajay Alva, Ravi Warat   +5 more
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Factors Associated with the Risk of Persistent Gastrostomy Site Infection Following Laparoscopic or Open Nissen Fundoplication

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2017
Background: Gastrostomy for feeding disorders or swallowing dysfunctions can be complicated by persistent gastrostomy site infection (PGSI). PGSI causes nutrient leakage, with dilated PGSI requiring gastrostomy reconstruction.
Hisayuki Miyagi, Shohei Honda, Masahi Minato, Tadao Okada, Akinobu Taketomi   +4 more
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Effectiveness and safety of an atropine/midazolam and target controlled infusion propofol-based moderate sedation protocol during percutaneous endoscopic transgastric jejunostomy procedures in Parkinson’s disease: a real-life retrospective observational study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), often elderly with various comorbidities, may require a continuous intestinal infusion of carbidopa/levodopa gel by the placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) with a jejunal tube (PEG-J) to ...
Antonietta Gerarda Gravina, Raffaele Pellegrino, Rosa De Micco, Mirco Dellavalle, Anna Grasso, Giovanna Palladino, Sara Satolli, Massimo Ciaravola, Alessandro Federico, Alessandro Tessitore, Marco Romano, Fausto Ferraro   +11 more
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Factors and outcomes associated with early and deferred gastrostomy tube placement in acute ischemic stroke patients in the United States

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Background: The appropriate timing of gastrostomy tube placement in patients with acute ischemic stroke who have dysphagia remains unclear. Objective: To identify factors and outcomes associated with the early and deferred gastrostomy tube placement in ...
Adnan I. Qureshi, MD, Nived Jayaraj Ranjini, MBBS, Hatem Tolba, MD, Hassan Raza, MD, Camilo R. Gomez, MD, Daniel F. Hanley, MD, Daniel E. Ford, MD, David R. Mehr, MD, Lisa A. Royse, PhD, Chun Shing Kwok, MBBS, PhD, MSc, BSc   +9 more
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