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Enteral Nutrition via Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy and Nutritional Status of Patients: Five-Year Prospective Study

Fifty-six (65.9%) of the present patients having PEG procedures had neurological disorders. Other indications were nasopharynx cancer, esophagus cancer, and aspiration problems. Percutaneous ...
Nature

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Techniques and Outcomes

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has emerged as the principal method for long-term enteral nutrition in patients with impaired swallowing or inadequate oral intake. The procedure entails ...
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Analysis of nationwide trends and outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement in hospitalized cancer patients over a 13 year period.

Romiplostim management of chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia. Phase III open label randomized controlled trial comparing intravenous iron sucrose to oral ferrous sulphate (without erythropoiesis ...
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The Who, What, Why, and How-To Guide for Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Infants

Radiologic approach The gastrostomy tube is guided into the correct position using fluoroscopic guidance. Using a percutaneous technique, a gastrostomy tube is introduced to hold the gastric wall in ...
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Efficacy and safety of venting percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (VPEG) tube placement in patients with malignant obstruction.

Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) for the assessment of pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal adenocarcinoma.