title: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy after Billroth II gastrectomy.
abstract: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a valid alternative to surgical gastrostomy to provide nutritional support in patients unable to ingest food. Previous Billroth II gastroresection is no longer a contraindication. We describe our experience with 5 cases of PEG placement in patients who had previously undergone Billroth II gastroresection.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze chirurgiche Sez. di clinica chirurgica generale e dei trap. d'organo Università degli Studi di Parma V.le A. Gramsci, 14 43100 Parma.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dell'Abate
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Del Rio
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soliani
authors.forename: Maria Francesca
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Arcuri
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sianesi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D010173:Palpation; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D014172:Transillumination; D016896:Treatment Outcome