Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - PEG Tube
Is a method of placing a tube into the stomach percutaneously, aided by endoscopy.
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07/03/2017
Dual endoscopic technique using through- and over-the-scope clips to close a colo-gastrocutaneous fistula due to a percutaneous gastrostomy tube - 2017
An 88-year-old woman with multiple morbidities, including end-stage renal disease, severely advanced dementia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and active bilobar pneumonia, who had undergone colonic resection and colostomy for a perforated diverticulum, followed by placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube 7 months previously, presented with malodorous f***l material coming out of her PEG tube.
An abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) scan without contrast showed the PEG tube was positioned inside the transverse colon, with a resulting gastrocolonic fistula. Unfortunately, the PEG tube was removed prior to referring the patient to the authors’ hospital. The surgical team would not operate as the patient was a poor surgical candidate. Therefore, a decision was taken to attempt endoscopic closure of this complex fistula. …
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02/03/2017
ASGE Video Tip of the Week: PEG Tube Placement 2016
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12/06/2016
11/06/2016
“Outcomes of double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placement”
From this month’s image gallery:
“Outcomes of double-balloon enteroscopy-assisted direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube placement” by Al-Bawardy et al.
Fig.1 Placement of an enteral feeding tube by direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy. a An anesthetic finder needle, inserted into the jejunum using the safe-tract technique, is grasped with a polypectomy snare; b a sheathed trocar is placed next to the anesthetic finder needle; c the snare is transferred to the sheathed trocar and the anesthetic finder needle is removed; d the snare is used to grasp the double thread inserted through the trocar sheath. e The position of the sheath and double thread on the skin, after the double thread has been pulled through along with the enteroscope to exit the mouth (not shown). f A 20-Fr percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) tube tied to the double thread is pulled through to exit the skin. g A re-look endoscopy demonstrates satisfactory placement of the PEJ tube internal disk bumper. h The external bumper of the PEJ tube is placed at the 3cm mark at the skin level.
Find the article here: https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0042-101853
13/05/2016
Ovesco for Gastrocutaneous Fistula- S/P PEG removal
90-year-old patient, female. She was placed a PEG by esophageal motor disorder 10 years earlier and the hole of the Gastrostomy tube is had enlarged with continuous output of adjacent skin irritation and gastric contents.
PEG was retired but the hole of the Gastrostomy tube is not closed after one month by what we try treatment with hemoclips (Boston Scientific) and Nasojejunal (NJ) tube .
After a slight improvement, gastric content began again to exit and we use Ovesco clip for closing the fistula.
Ovesco for gastrocutaneous fistula 90-year-old patient, female. She was placed a PEG by esophageal motor disorder 10 years earlier and the hole of the Gastrostomy tube is had enlarged with con...
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - PEG Tube Is a method of placing a tube into the stomach percutaneously, aided by endoscopy.
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Enteral Feeding - Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
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Initial Placement of the EndoVive™ Safety Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube
Initial Placement of the EndoVive™ Safety Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Dr. John C. Fang narrates his procedure to place a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube utilizing Boston Scientific's EndoVive™ Safety PEG Kit. For...