title: [Endoscopic percutaneous gastrostomy].
abstract: Enteral nutrition is indicated in patients with a functional bowel who are unable to orally ingest sufficient amounts of food. Nasogastric tube feeding is commonly used, but for patients requiring long-term tube feeding, percutaneous gastrostomy must be considered. Indeed, this technique is safe and well-tolerated. The decision of placing a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy should take into account medical, nutritional, and ethical considerations.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro-Entérologie, Hôpital Erasme, U.L.B.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Gossum
mesh_terms: D005773:Gastroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy