title: Simplified percutaneous gastrostomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to develop a simple radiological method for the creation of percutaneous gastrostomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Percutaneous gastrostomy was created in 15 patients. After a blunt dissection of the abdominal wall under local anesthesia, puncture of the stomach was performed. A 6-mm peel-off introducer sheath was used to place the permanent catheter. Immediate use of the catheter was allowed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The procedure was successful in all cases and no procedural complications were seen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The method is simple, cost-saving, and may be recommended as an alternative to other methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cwikiel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Walther
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods; D015641:Radiography, Interventional