title: Esophagostomy for percutaneous tube feeding in diaphragm paralysis.
abstract: PTEG is a minimally invasive method to access the stomach or small intestine via an esophagostomy. It is used as an alternative to nasogastric tubing for gastric decompression or long-term enteral nutrition when gastrostomy is not suitable, such as in patients with total gastrectomy or advanced gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology) Hiroshima Kyoritsu Hospital 2-20-20 Nakasu, Asaminami-ku Hiroshima City Japan.
authors.forename: Ezekiel Wong
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Toh Yoon
keywords: Diaphragm paralysis; enteral nutrition; esophagostomy; percutaneous transesophageal gastro‐tubing