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Gastrostomy and Gastrojejunostomy

, 2018
Percutaneous radiological gastrostomy is a minimally invasive means of accessing the stomach for the purposes of enteral feeding or decompression. In this chapter, we discuss the various methods of percutaneous access of the gastrointestinal tract ...
Langston, Michael E, Prasoon P. Mohan, Michael E. Langston, Singh, Charan K, Manov, John J, Charan K. Singh, Mohan, Prasoon P, John J. Manov   +7 more
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Replacement [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundEnteral feeding should be considered for patients with an intact and functional gastrointestinal tract. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement is indicated in patients requiring medium to long term enteral feeding (>30 days ...
Tang, Shou-jiang
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Timing matters: gastrostomy placement and outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundPatients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing chemoradiotherapy (CRT) are at high risk of malnutrition. The optimal timing of gastrostomy [percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG)] placement ...
Esther Forkosh, Esther Forkosh, Yousra Sharif, Yousra Sharif, David Hakimian, David Hakimian   +5 more
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Role of feeding jejunostomy in major anastomotic disruptions in esophageal atresia: A pilot study

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2016
Aims: To investigate the role of feeding jejunostomy (FJ) in patients of esophageal atresia with anastomotic leak (AL) to decrease the degree of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and its effect on anastomotic healing.
Monika Bawa, Prema Menon, Jai K Mahajan, Nitin J Peters, Garge Saurabh, K. L. N. Rao   +5 more
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Psychosocial support for families of children with neurodisability who have or are considering a gastrostomy: the G-PATH mixed-methods study

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2020
Background: Evidence reviews recommend consistent and structured support for children with neurodisability and their caregivers in care pathways in which professionals recommend a gastrostomy feeding tube.
Gillian M Craig, Eva Brown Hajdukova, Celia Harding, Chris Flood, Christine McCourt, Diane Sellers, Joy Townsend, Dawn Moss, Catherine Tuffrey, Bryony Donaldson, Maxime Cole, Anna Gill   +11 more
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement for end-stage palliation of malignant gastrointestinal obstructions

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2012
Background/Aim: Decompression of malignant gastrointestinal obstructions is an uncommon indication for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes.
Anouar Teriaky, Jamie Gregor, Nilesh Chande   +2 more
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‘Re-PEGing’: an endoscopic approach to inadvertent early removal of PEG tube

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2020
Inadvertent removal of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube shortly after placement creates the potential for gastric perforation and requires immediate attention.
Youssef Soliman, Alexander Kurchin, Surinder Devgun   +2 more
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Closure after gastrostomy button

, 2005
A gastrostomy device is removed from the gastrostoma when no longer needed. The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis of whether it is possible for the surgeon to decide which stoma has to be closed with a gastroraphy and which to leave for a ...
Arnbjörnsson, Einar, Berglund, Yvonne, Backman, Torbjörn, Kullendorff, Carl-Magnus   +3 more
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Gastric bezoar

International Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2020
Gastric bezoar is an accumulation of indigestible masses in stomach. Depending on the composites of these masses, descriptive names are given like tricobezoar if the mass contains hair.
Farida Mohsin Sulaiman Ambusaidi, Maryam Al-Yaqoubi   +1 more
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Herniation through gastrostomy site: Case report [PDF]

, 2016
IntroductionHerniation through gastrostomy site is an extremely rare complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). We present two unusual cases of gastrostomy site herniation, the surgical management thereof, and a corresponding review of ...
Navarro, Fernando, Atwez, Abdelaziz, Reeves, Jeremy, Loflin, Catherine, Diegidio, Paul   +4 more
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