Ultrasound Can Facilitate Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Insertion in the Non-Transilluminated Abdominal Wall
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Ultrasound Can Facilitate Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Insertion in the Non-Transilluminated Abdominal Wall

Bagcilar Med Bull 2018;3(2):17-19 DOI: 10.5350/BMB20180427024330
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Abstract

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), first described in the 1980s, is an enteral nutrition route used for long-term nutrition in patients who cannot be fed by mouth for various reasons but have no gastrointestinal disturbance. It is inserted percutaneously into the stomach with the aid of an endoscope. However, the light of the scope may not be seen in some patients due to certain reasons (obesity, prior operations). In this case, it is not safe to send the needle through the abdominal wall. Ultrasound can facilitate the procedure and also reduce adjacent organ injury.

Keywords: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, ultrasonography, endoscopy