title: Gastrostomy without laparotomy--a percutaneous endoscopic technique: review of 35 cases.
abstract: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was performed in 33 patient with head injury, one with laryngeal cancer, and one with gastric volvulus. The gastrostomy tube was prepared from 20 F Foley catheter and a plastic micropipette tip. The complications encountered included peritubal leak in three patients (9%) and abdominal wall hematoma in one patient (3%). There was no procedure-related mortality. We recommend PEG for tube enteral feeding in patients who have lost the swallowing reflex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, L T M Medical College, Sion, Bombay.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Dewoolkar
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ananthram
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Karmarkar
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Changlani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000150:complications