title: [Percutaneous laparoscopic gastrostomy].
abstract: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has now largely replaced the conventional operative procedure of gastrostomy. However, in patients with endoscopically non-passable pharyngo-oesophageal tumours or facial injuries rendering the stomach inaccessible to endoscopy, this technique has so far been unavailable. In this group of patients it is nevertheless possible to apply minimally invasive percutaneous gastrostomy using laparoscopy (PLG). The employment of a purse-string suture clamp facilitates the performance of the procedure and makes it reliable.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik mit Poliklinik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reck
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Köckerling
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horbach
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hohenberger
mesh_terms: D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation