Abstract:IntroductionA long-term intragastric feeding is the indication for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement in a patient. The procedure is performed in children with central nervous system (CNS) disorders, congenital heart defects and neoplastic or metabolic diseases. The PEG placement procedure is most commonly performed by a gastroscopy procedure.AimThe study aimed to retrospectively analyse the methods applied and complications following PEG tube insertion in patients of the Regional Specialist C… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.