title: Obstructive Acute Pancreatitis Secondary to PEG Tube Migration.
abstract: Percutaneous gastrostomy is a well-established method of providing enteral nutrition to patients incapable of oral intake, or for whom oral intake is insufficient to meet metabolic needs. In comparison to total parenteral nutrition, enteral feeding is advantageous in that it helps maintain gut mucosal integrity, which decreases the risk of bacterial translocation through the gastrointestinal tract. Complications include bleeding, aspiration, internal organ injury, perforation, periostomal leaks, tube dislodgement, and occlusion. Acute pancreatitis secondary to percutaneous gastrostomy tube migration is rare. We present a patient with acute obstructive pancreatitis secondary to percutaneous gastrostomy tube migration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Douglas F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
authors.forename: Viet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
authors.forename: Abhijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sunnapwar
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Womeldorph