Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Simplified access for enteral nutrition.
The recently described technique of endoscopic placement of a permanent feeding gastrostomy is reviewed with several modifications. Our experience in 23 adults has led us to conclude that this nonsurgical technique is the procedure of choice in achieving long-term enteral nutrition in patients who have an intact, nonobstructed gut and in whom the stomach can be directly apposed to the anterior abdominal wall.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors