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 ...

A variety of access routes into the gastrointestinal tract and a range of feeding tube types are used for enteral feeding. This article is a practical guide and comes with a self-assessment enabling ...

In children, gastrostomy tube placement is traditionally performed using a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube (PEG-T). The PEG button (PEG-B) is a skin-level device with a shorter tube, ...

The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective analysis characterizing patients receiving tube feeding following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement between 2004 and 2012 at ...

Abstract Enteral tube feeding is provided in hospitals, patients’ homes and care homes. As there are a variety of feeding tubes available, nurses need to be aware of the different types of tube and ...

Cite this: The Who, What, Why, and How-To Guide for Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Infants - Medscape - Aug 01, 2003. Radiologic approach The gastrostomy tube is guided into the correct position using ...