Dysphagia in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: impact on patient behavior, diet adaptation, and riluzole management [PDF]
This retrospective study aimed to investigate the clinical features associated with deteriorated swallow in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients with spinal and bulbar onset, describe the modification of diet and liquid intake, and assess the ...
CAMBIERI, CHIARA +7 more
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Transnasal percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (T-PEG) is a novel endoscopic intervention for enteral nutrition. Peroral endoscopic gastrostomy is widely performed feeding procedure.
Anudeep KV +4 more
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Early outcomes of gastrostomy feeding in paediatric allogenic bone marrow transplantation: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Background: Nutrition support is an essential component of care for a child undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Enteral nutrition (EN) is becoming increasingly recognised as having advantages over parenteral nutrition (PN) and recommended as ...
Andersen +35 more
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy site metastasis from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: case series and literature review [PDF]
Objectives To present our experience with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) seeding of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) sites and to review all reported cases to identify risk factors and develop strategies for complication avoidance.
Espino, Sasa +5 more
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy versus nasogastric tube feeding for adults with swallowing disturbances [PDF]
Background A number of conditions compromise the passage of food along the digestive tract. Nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding is a classic, time-proven technique, although its prolonged use can lead to complications such as lesions to the nasal wing ...
Abdel-Lah Mohamed +72 more
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy – a simple solution to a complex problem
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was performed for the first time in the world on 12 June 1979. At present, the method of using gastrostomy has almost entirely superseded classical methods, which is related with its simplicity, lower costs, lack
Przemysław Wolak +2 more
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Fundus fluorescein angiography via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: Description of technique
Purpose: To report an alternative technique of fundus fluorescein angiography using percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). Methods: A case series from a single center.
Syed M. Ali, Igor Kozak
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Direct Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy Using Single-Balloon Enteroscopy without Fluoroscopy: a Case Series [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (DPEJ) is a useful method to provide enteral nutrition to individuals when gastric feeding is not possible or contraindicated.
Bernardes, C +4 more
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CONTEXT: Healthcare-associated infection represents the most frequent adverse event during care delivery. Medical advances like percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy have brought improvement on quality of life to patients but an increased risk of ...
Helena Duarte +3 more
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Methylmalonic acidaemia (MMA) and propionic acidaemia (PA) are very rare autosomal recessive inherited metabolic diseases from the group of organoacidopathies.
Stefan Schumann +5 more
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