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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a two‐year experience
Author(s) -
George Jacob,
Ward Michael,
Crawford Darrell,
Lewis Terry,
Shepherd Ross
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb124421.x
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy , gastrostomy , surgery , incidence (geometry) , percutaneous , endoscopy , general surgery , physics , finance , peg ratio , optics , economics
The results of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in 25 patients who required enterai alimentation when feeding by mouth was not possible is reported. The procedure was successful on 30 occasions, with a low incidence of major complications. Endoscopic gastrostomy is a simple, less expensive alternative to surgical gastrostomy with a lower morbidity and mortality.