Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has been a valuable tool in nutritional rehabilitation since its inception in 1980. Although it was originally described in children, a large sector of the adult population is dependant on it for nutritional support. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insert...

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Main Author: Wael El-Matary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/583470
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spelling doaj-6781d29d01e74d74925adf2ff94ee88b2020-11-24T20:51:24ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002008-01-01221299399810.1155/2008/583470Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in ChildrenWael El-Matary0Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Stollery Children's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has been a valuable tool in nutritional rehabilitation since its inception in 1980. Although it was originally described in children, a large sector of the adult population is dependant on it for nutritional support. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion is generally a safe procedure. Nevertheless, variable incidence rates of complications have been reported. The present review highlights the up-to-date indications, contraindications and complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children, along with a discussion of issues that need further exploring through future research.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/583470
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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title Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children
title_short Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children
title_full Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children
title_fullStr Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children
title_full_unstemmed Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children
title_sort percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
issn 0835-7900
publishDate 2008-01-01
description Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has been a valuable tool in nutritional rehabilitation since its inception in 1980. Although it was originally described in children, a large sector of the adult population is dependant on it for nutritional support. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion is generally a safe procedure. Nevertheless, variable incidence rates of complications have been reported. The present review highlights the up-to-date indications, contraindications and complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children, along with a discussion of issues that need further exploring through future research.
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