title: [Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors evaluate their experience with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children at the age of three months to 14 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty three patients treated with this method in the years 1995-2002.
  
  
  METHODS
  The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is applied in children under general anesthesia. In two patients only it proved to be necessary to convert to open or laparoscopic gastrostomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only minor complications were encountered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It became obvious that percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a suitable method to provide long-term enteral nutrition in children of child age who may not be nourished sufficiently by natural ways.
authors.affiliation: Klinika dĕtské chirurgie, ortopedie a traumatologie FN Brno.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krafka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tůma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gál
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bartl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000075202:Contraindications; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant