Fifty-six (65.9%) of the present patients having PEG procedures had neurological disorders. Other indications were nasopharynx cancer, esophagus cancer, and aspiration problems. Percutaneous ...

Although the prophylactic use of antibiotics to reduce wound infection in patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is widespread, there is controversy surrounding this usage in ...

A phase II open-label, multicenter, study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rivoceranib in subjects with recurrent or metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from ...

Research Data from Triserv General Hospital Update Understanding of Gastroenterology (Trends regarding percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy A nationwide population-based study from 1997 to 2010) By a ...

Your doctor may recommend a feeding tube if you have throat cancer and can‘t consume enough nutrients. The length of time may vary depending on the exact reasons for the feeding tube. Every year, over ...

Within a 5-year period, 92 PEG tube were inserted into 85 patients (22 female, 63 male). Excluding one patient, a 5-year-old girl, their ages ranged from 20 to 87 years with a mean age of 55.94 ± ...