Since its introduction in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has gained wide acceptance as the procedure of choice in delivering enteral alimentation and has largely replaced surgical ...

Wolfsen and colleagues [10] found that 36% of patients scheduled for PEG tube placement had endoscopic findings, such as peptic ulcer disease and gastric outlet obstruction, that ultimately led to ...

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The search terms used were “enteral access”, “enteral nutrition”, “nutrition”, “critical care”, “percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy” and “percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy”.

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This is typically used for longer-term nutrition if the patient isn’t a candidate for any of the options below. Gastrostomy Tube: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube: A PEG tube is placed ...

A procedure that involves wrapping a part of the stomach around the lower part of the esophagus to treat certain gastrointestinal conditions. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an endoscopic ...

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Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with sciatica. Methods This economic ...

Cochran Veterans Hospital. Fellows become proficient in basic endoscopic procedures. Here is a yearly breakdown: Each fellow is expected to complete a research project of clinical or basic science ...