Prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in head and neck cancer patients: results of tertiary institute.
To evaluate the use and complications of a prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in head and cancer patients in our institute. A retrospective study of 194 consecutive patients with a newly diagnosed upper aero digestive tract malignancy who underwent mainly prophylactic PEG tube placement. The procedure is relatively safe: 15 (7.7%) of the complications were considered serious; no deaths occurred. Of the patients 23 (12.5%) did not use the PEG tube at all, but it was not possible to single out a group of patients in which this could be predicted. The majority of the patients were considered to benefit from the prophylactic PEG insertion.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, PO Box 52, 20521, Turku, Finland, jaakko.pulkkinen@tyks.fi.
Jaakko
J
Pulkkinen
Jami
J
Rekola
Mari
M
Asanti
Reidar
R
Grénman
D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D065286:Prophylactic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies