Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, a history of esophageal or stomach surgery, or a nasogastric or gastrostomy tube for feeding were excluded. We retrieved information on patient ...
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 ...
Since its introduction in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG ... Major complications resulting from PEG tube placement include peritonitis, hemorrhage, aspiration, peristomal wound ...
LCIG is based on the use of a device that delivers a levodopa infusion into the proximal jejunum through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube with a jejunal extension (PEG-J), connected to a ...