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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 4
| Issue : 1 | Page : 1-4 |
Malposition of percutaneous endoscopic-guided gastrostomy: Guideline and management
Siamak Milanchi1, Matthew T Wilson2
1 Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2 Trauma Services, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Correspondence Address:
Matthew T Wilson
Trauma Services, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, 8700 Beverly Blvd, 8th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90048
USA
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.40989
Percutaneous endoscopic-guided gastrostomy (PEG) is done routinely on patients who suffer from inability to feed by mouth. PEG is generally considered a safe procedure with a low complication rate. A commonly underreported complication of PEG is malposition. This manuscript is a guideline to diagnosis and management of PEG malposition. We describe the different types of malposition, their diagnosis and management.
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