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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Known as: Endoscopic gastrostomy, peg procedure, Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) 
The placement of a feeding tube through the abdominal wall into the stomach using an endoscope.
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Anterior wall of fundus of stomachAnterior wall of gastric bodyBody of stomachGastrointestinal system

Broader (4)

Endoscopy of stomachGastrostomyGastrostomy siteTherapeutic procedure

Narrower (2)

External removal of percutaneous gastrostomyInternal removal of percutaneous gastrostomy

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Prevalence of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Nursing Home Residents – A Nationwide Survey in Germany
Background: Despite extensive discussion about percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in nursing home residents, no prevalence… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Tract formation following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in an animal model
SummaryComplications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) have often been related to the application of excessive… 
2006
2006
Morbidity and mortality after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children with neurological disability
Background and Aim:  Gastrostomy placement has become an integral mechanism for delivering nutritional support to children with… 
2003
2003
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: results of 115 cases.
BACKGROUND/AIMS Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is one of the gastrostomy methods used for patients who are unable to take… 
2001
2001
Outcomes of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Dementia Patients
To the Editor: We have discovered an error in our recent report on hospitalization in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the… 
1999
1999
Transnasal endoscopy for enteral feeding tube placement in critically ill patients
Objective:Early enteral feedings may improve outcomes in critically ill patients. Recently, transnasal endoscopy with an… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a community hospital experience.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a well established procedure for establishing a feeding port in patients unable to… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Stomal seeding of head and neck cancer by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement
AbstractBackground: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes have replaced nasogastric tubes and Stamm gastrostomy tubes… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Comparison of operative versus percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in the elderly.
To compare techniques of gastrostomy in elderly patients, the records of 100 patients age 70 and older who underwent gastrostomy… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Percutaneous gastrostomy and gastroenterostomy: 2. Clinical experience.
This report describes the authors' initial experience with percutaneous gastrostomy (PG) and gastroenterostomy (PGE) in 40… 
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