Early experience with the Bower percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube

Percutaneous endoscopic insertion of gastrostomy tubes is a technique becoming more widely used in the UK. It allows insertion of a gastrostomy tube without laparotomy, under local anaesthesia and sedation, and so operative insertion may eventually become a rarity. We report on our successful early...

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Published inJournal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Vol. 37; no. 1; p. 34
Main Authors Payne-James, J J, Kapadia, S, Loft, D E, Silk, D B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland 01.02.1992
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - methods
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal - standards
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrostomy - instrumentation
Gastrostomy - methods
Gastrostomy - standards
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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Summary:Percutaneous endoscopic insertion of gastrostomy tubes is a technique becoming more widely used in the UK. It allows insertion of a gastrostomy tube without laparotomy, under local anaesthesia and sedation, and so operative insertion may eventually become a rarity. We report on our successful early experience with a new gastrostomy tube (Bower PEG) which does not require endoscopy if eventual removal is required, and describe the methods of insertion and removal.
ISSN:0035-8835