title: Laparoscopic gastrostomy: results of 121 patients over 7 years.
abstract: Laparoscopic gastrostomy was introduced in various technical variants 7 years ago. However, larger series and long-term results of these new methods are still lacking. In a prospective study, laparoscopic gastrostomies were performed by two institutions in 121 patients (88 men, 33 women; mean age, 58.3 +/- 11.16 years [range, 24-82]) with esophageal stenosis in locally advanced hypopharyngeal or oropharyngeal carcinoma, incurable esophageal carcinoma, and cerebral dysphagia. Operating time was 40 +/- 22 (range, 10-160) minutes. Procedure-related mortality was 0%, early mortality was 1.6%, the overall intraoperative complication rate was 7.4%, and the early complication rate was 9.9%. During a cumulative usage time of 1086.2 months, the complication rate in 1000 usage days was 0.8, and the stoma infection rate was 0.65. Laparoscopic gastrostomy is a reliable method for safe and economic establishment of enteral nutrition, even in patients for whom long-term nutrition by gastrostomy is expected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Germany. kpeitgen@kliniken-essen-mitte.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peitgen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: von Ostau
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Walz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome