title: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube replacement.
abstract: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is undertaken in order to provide long-term nutrition in patients with dysphagia. Over time, the PEG tubes will deteriorate and will need to be replaced. We describe a method of replacement which is cost-effective and which does not require repetition of the endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: PGIMER – Gastroenterology, Chandigarh, India. abdulkhaliq_23@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khaliq
mesh_terms: D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D020878:Device Removal; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal