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Mediastinitis complicating a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a case report
BMC Gastroenterology, 2003 Background Since its introduction in the early 1980s, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has become the most popular method for performing a gastrostomy for long-term enteral feeding.
Spirou Spiros +6 more
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BMC Gastroenterology, 2023 Background Peristomal wound infection is a common complication in patients receiving percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). The main reason for peristomal infection might be the oral microbes coating the gastrostomy tube during implantation. Povidone-
Yu-Jen Chen +6 more
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Safety of pull-type and introducer percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes in oncology patients: a retrospective analysis [PDF]
, 2011 Background Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) allows long-term tube feeding. Safety of pull-type and introducer PEG placement in oncology patients with head/neck or oesophageal malignancies is unknown.
Evi Van Dyck +5 more
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2011 Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) can improve nutritional status and reduce the amount of time needed to feed neurologically impaired children. We evaluated the characteristics, complications, and outcomes of neurologically impaired children treated with PEG.We retrospectively reviewed the records of 32 neurologically impaired children who ...
Jye Hae Park +2 more
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В мире научных открытий, 2018 Background. Analysis of the effectiveness of ULTRASOUND navigation in case of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy to improve the security method of ensuring the delivery of enteral nutrition. Materials and methods.
Alexandra Vitalievna Yakovleva +7 more
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Malnutrition in healthcare settings and the role of gastrostomy feeding [PDF]
, 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
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An Analysis of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Complications
Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 2022 To determine the indications of early and late complications in 224 patients who underwent Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) procedure.Observational study.Department of General Surgery, Karatay University and Medipol University, Turkey, from January 2014 to December 2020.Patients' age, gender, primary diseases, PEG indications, morbidity ...
Yılmaz, Gökhan +2 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 +10 more
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A case of gastrocolocutaneous fistula as a complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy [PDF]
, 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
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Arquivos 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
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