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 ...

The performance of a full diagnostic upper endoscopy is imperative before PEG tube placement. Wolfsen and colleagues [10] found that 36% of patients scheduled for PEG tube placement had endoscopic ...

Once given six months to live at age 8, Campbell is waging a painful yet brave battle 13 years later. Last year, she was ...

It’s inserted the same way as a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tube is in someone who’s unable to eat or drink to provide them with liquid nutrition. PEG insertion uses only ...