Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is theorized that excessive air insufflation, prolonged procedure time, and multiple percutaneous ...

Accessing the stomach via a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is the preferred (and sometimes the only) method for providing enteral nutritional support in disabled patients. However, it ...

People who won the Make a Difference awards in Devon said they felt "proud" and "overwhelmed" to have been selected. People ...

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 ...

A total of 40.2% of patients had been tracheotomized, and in 46.1% of patients, a PEG tube was inserted. At the 24-month follow-up, 5.3% of patients still required a tracheostomy, and 8.0% continued ...

Max has explained every gruelling step of the intensive treatment that saved his life, with multiple surgeries, chemotherapy ...

EXCLUSIVE: Max Channon reveals the incredible - but horrifying - impact that radiotherapy can have when used by the NHS as a ...

EXCLUSIVE: Max Channon reveals the incredible - but horrifying - impact that radiotherapy can have when used by the NHS as a radical treatment for cancer ...