Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Placement. The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy peg tube provides nutrition for patients who are having trouble swallowing. The procedure is done for patients who are having trouble swallowing.
The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy peg tube provides nutrition for patients who are having trouble swallowing. The peg procedure is an alternative to open surgical gastrostomy insertion and does not require a general anesthetic. However it does not require opening the abdomen or an operating room.
A tube feeding into the stomach is a gastrostomy tube or g tube.
A camera on the end of the endoscope allows them to see the stomach lining to. A tube feeding into the stomach is a gastrostomy tube or g tube. Your physician has recommended that you have this procedure in order to make sure you are getting adequate nutrition. The internal bumper rests in the stomach and the adapter comes out through the skin of the abdomen.
