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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for nutritional palliation of upper esophageal cancer unsuitable for esophageal stenting

open access: yesArquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2012
CONTEXT: Esophageal cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage and has a poor prognosis. Most patients with advanced esophageal cancer have significant dysphagia that contributes to weight loss and malnutrition.
Ana Grilo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Duodenal Pressure Necrosis in a Child Caused by a Migrated Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

open access: yesActa 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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is endoscopy beneficial in pediatric laparoscopic gastrostomy insertion; A 9-year comparative study

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
ObjectivesAdvancements in pediatric percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement (PEG), laparoscopic-assisted gastrostomy (LAG) technique, and laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (LAPEG) procedure have opened up new options for ...
Rana Bitar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malnutrition in healthcare settings and the role of gastrostomy feeding [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Malnutrition can adversely affect physical and psychological function, influencing both morbidity and mortality. Despite the prevalence of malnutrition and its associated health and economic costs, malnutrition remains under-detected and under-treated in
Correia   +13 more
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Early outcomes of gastrostomy feeding in paediatric allogenic bone marrow transplantation: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
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
core   +1 more source

Competent to care. Are all doctors competent in nutrition? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Optimising nutrition is known to improve outcome in a variety of specialities from elderly care to orthopaedics. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines of 2006 have provided standards to positively influence the profile of ...
Leslie, FC, Thomas, S
core   +1 more source

A case of gastrocolocutaneous fistula as a complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A rare complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is gastrocolocutaneous fistula which usually occurs after replacement of the PEG tube.
Kotani, Kazutoshi   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Indications, Technique, and Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a valuable tool and preferred diet in patients with functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract who need long-term enteral nutrition.
Stamov, Petar, Stamova, Sylvia
core   +2 more sources

Percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy in patients with failed percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

open access: yesGastrointestinal Intervention, 2017
Background : To determine the technical feasibility and success rate of percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy (PRG) after failure of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).
Tang-fei Lee   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY FOR LONG-TERM ARTIFICIAL ENTERAL NUTRITION OF SERIOUSLY ILL AND TRAUMA PATIENTS

open access: yesВестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2018
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy was performed on 55 patients of anaesthesiology resuscitation clinic of Military Medical Academy during the last 5 years. A surgery duration was about 13,7±0,5 minutes.
E. Yu. Strukov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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