Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is theorized that excessive air insufflation, prolonged procedure time, and multiple percutaneous ...

Background: Since it was described in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has been a widely used method for insertion of a gastrostomy tube in patients who are unable to swallow or ...

Gastrostomy Tube: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube: A PEG tube is placed directly into the stomach. Larger amounts of feeds or bolus feeds can be given through this tube.

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is generally is often accompanied with fewer complication but a dislocation of a gastrostomy tube can lead to serious complications. The case report ...

Do you love Nixie Tubes? Upset that they aren’t really manufactured anymore, and the cost of old ones is rising? Why not make your own? That’s exactly what [Dalibor] of the Czech Republic is ...

Long before you check into the hospital, you need all the facts about endoscopic surgery. Here are eight questions to ask your doctor.

Tube-fed patients or those who are fed via a PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) and have nothing by mouth often accumulate large quantities of calculus (Fig. 7). Removal of calculus from ...

Instead a very different type of electronic component ruled the roost, the vaccum tube. A set of electrodes in an evacuated glass envelope whose electrical properties depended on the modulation of ...

Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with sciatica. Methods This economic ...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection or ESD is an advanced endoscopic procedure that allows for the complete removal of early tumors and cancers of the esophagus, stomach and rectum. In 2015, trained ...

As any seasoned Londoner will know, Tube strikes are just as much part of the fabric of city life as the London Underground itself. At first, we were told the latest swathe of strikes had been ...

Over the years, solar tube lighting systems have become popular modern lighting solutions. And when it comes to using this eco-friendly option there are pros and cons that center on roof type ...