A feeding tube is a device that’s inserted into your stomach through your abdomen. It’s used to supply nutrition when you have trouble eating. Feeding tube insertion is also called percutaneous ...

Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube has become an 'essential' technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition. Gastrostomy ...

A 25-year-old woman with a history of cerebral palsy, developmental disability and corpus callosotomy for tonic-clonic seizures was brought to hospital with a two-day history of progressively ...

Prolonged use of gastrostomy tubes in children with intestinal failure is associated with an increased likelihood of persistent gastrocutaneous fistulae, according to a new study published online July ...