The American Gastroenterological Association has issued a Clinical Practice Update to improve the practice of endoscopic enteral access.

Since its introduction in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG ... Major complications resulting from PEG tube placement include peritonitis, hemorrhage, aspiration, peristomal wound ...

University of Cincinnati experts will present research at the International Stroke Conference 2025 in Los Angeles.

Japan: A recent study found that severe dysphagia in patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was linked ...

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Introduction Gastrostomy tubes for enteral nutrition are most commonly inserted via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG) techniques. However, there is ...

The primary outcome variables studied were dysphagia (n = 17), tube feeding (n = 6), and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion (n = 2), with follow-up ranging from 4 weeks to 5 years; and ...

The following is a summary of “Safety and Efficacy of Rigid Bronchoscopy-guided Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy,” ...

Eighty-four patients underwent corrective surgery (67.2%), 17 patients underwent a palliative surgery (13.6%) and a catheter-based intervention, mainly a percutaneous dilatation of pulmonary ...