When Should the Appropriateness of PEG be Questioned?

Roche, Keelin F.; Bower, Katie Love; Collier, Bryan R.; Neel, Dustin; Esry, Laura

doi:10.1007/s11894-022-00857-2

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“…To date, PEG has become the preferred choice for patients needing long-term nutritional support [ 1 , 2 , 3 ], and performs better compared to radiological positioning of feeding tubes [ 9 ]. Moreover, the replacement of gastrostomy feeding tubes after PEG positioning is a procedure that is easily done at a patient’s home, being safe and effective with relevant cost reduction [ 10 ].…”

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“…Since its introduction in the clinical arena in the 1980s, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has become the modality of choice for providing intestinal access to patients with a functional gastrointestinal tract who require long-term enteral nutrition, usually beyond four weeks [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. In addition, there is evidence that PEG is superior to nasogastric tube feeding in improving nutrition and preventing common complications for patients with swallowing disturbances [ 4 ].…”

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Possible Role of Carbocysteine Syrup in the Deflation of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Balloons

Bassotti

Castellani

2023

Clinics and Practice

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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is the method of choice to allow enteral access in patients requiring long-term enteral nutrition. However, although generally safe, percutaneous tube positioning may be plagued by several complications. Among these, the deterioration and/or deflation of balloons serving as internal bolster is particularly worrisome in that it may lead to gastrostomy cannulas dislocation. Of interest, such balloon deflation may occur in up to 30% of cases for apparently unexplained causes. Here, we provide a hypothesis that could explain some of these causes.

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