title: Radiologic feeding gastrostomy placement: experience in 23 patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the safety, efficacy and complications of percutaneous gastrostomy catheter placementunder flouro guidance for long-term enteral feeding.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between April 1998 to May 2002, 23 patients who had percutaneous gastrostomy catheter placement were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical indications for catheter placement included patients with neurologic disease, head and neck malignancy, and pulmonary disease patients. Placement of 12 - 14 Fr gastrostomy catheter was then accomplished with the Seldinger technique. The technical success, procedural complications were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty seven procedures, including revisions, were performed. The success rate for catheter placement was 100%. Revision was necessary in 7 (30%) instances in 7 patients. There was one (3.8%) major and 4 (14.8%) minor complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fluoroscopically directed percutaneous placement of gastrostomy catheters is a safe and effective procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: T U
authors.initials: TU
authors.lastname: Haq
authors.forename: S M F
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mosharraf
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Munir
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yaqoob
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Usman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome