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Query: UMLS:C0042961 (
volvulus
)
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was performed in 33 patient with head injury, one with
laryngeal cancer
, and one with gastric
volvulus
. The gastrostomy tube was prepared from 20 F Foley catheter and a plastic micropipette tip. The complications encountered included peritubal leak in three patients (9%) and abdominal wall hematoma in one patient (3%). There was no procedure-related mortality. We recommend PEG for tube enteral feeding in patients who have lost the swallowing reflex.
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PMID:Gastrostomy without laparotomy--a percutaneous endoscopic technique: review of 35 cases. 835 29
