title: Early experience with the Bower percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.
abstract: Percutaneous endoscopic insertion of gastrostomy tubes is a technique becoming more widely used in the UK. It allows insertion of a gastrostomy tube without laparotomy, under local anaesthesia and sedation, and so operative insertion may eventually become a rarity. We report on our successful early experience with a new gastrostomy tube (Bower PEG) which does not require endoscopy if eventual removal is required, and describe the methods of insertion and removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Payne-James
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapadia
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Loft
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Silk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged