TY - JOUR
T1 - Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
T2 - The clinical experience in the University Hospital of Patras
AU - Vagenas, K.
AU - Karamanakos, N.
AU - Katsakoulis, E.
AU - Loukidi, A.
AU - Panagiotopoulos, S.
AU - Karanikolas, M.
AU - Kalfarentzos, F.
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - OBJECTIVE: In the past decade percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy (PEG) has displaced surgical gastrostomy as the method of choice for long-term enteral nutrition. The aim of this study was to present clinical experience with the PEGs and to evaluate outcome. METHOD: Between December 1999 and July 2006, 79 patients, 53 males and 26 females, mean age 59.6 (range 11-92) years, underwent PEG. The patients presented in this study suffered mainly from dysphagia due to stroke, or feeding difficulty due to head and neck malignancy. The pull method with silicon Wilson-Cook tube was applied. RESULTS: Periprocedural morbidity was low (2.85%). The overall morbidity was 37.1% with an increased tendency for the development of pressure sores (14.28%) and buried bumber syndrome (2.85%). CONCLUSIONS: The experience of this department, in accordance with the literature, demonstrates that PEG is a safe and effective technique for patients requiring long-term enteral nutrition, which, and although it does not prolong life, is of benefit in improving the quality of life for some patients.
AB - OBJECTIVE: In the past decade percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopy (PEG) has displaced surgical gastrostomy as the method of choice for long-term enteral nutrition. The aim of this study was to present clinical experience with the PEGs and to evaluate outcome. METHOD: Between December 1999 and July 2006, 79 patients, 53 males and 26 females, mean age 59.6 (range 11-92) years, underwent PEG. The patients presented in this study suffered mainly from dysphagia due to stroke, or feeding difficulty due to head and neck malignancy. The pull method with silicon Wilson-Cook tube was applied. RESULTS: Periprocedural morbidity was low (2.85%). The overall morbidity was 37.1% with an increased tendency for the development of pressure sores (14.28%) and buried bumber syndrome (2.85%). CONCLUSIONS: The experience of this department, in accordance with the literature, demonstrates that PEG is a safe and effective technique for patients requiring long-term enteral nutrition, which, and although it does not prolong life, is of benefit in improving the quality of life for some patients.
KW - Enteral nutrition
KW - Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:47949083386
VL - 25
SP - 356
EP - 362
JO - Archives of Hellenic Medicine
JF - Archives of Hellenic Medicine
SN - 1105-3992
IS - 3
ER -