A surgical procedure to place a tube into the stomach. This procedure is a less invasive alternative to an open abdominal operation (laparotomy).
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
Parts of the Body Involved
Stomach, skin, parts of the abdominal wall
Reasons for Procedure
A gastrostomy tube is used to:
- Feed a person who has difficulty sucking or swallowing
- Drain the stomach of accumulated acid and fluids in a person with a blockage between the stomach and the small intestine
Risk Factors for Complications during the Procedure
- Stress
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Excess consumption of alcohol
- Use of narcotics or other mind-altering drugs
- Use of certain prescription medications, including muscle relaxants and sedatives, anti-hypertensives, insulin, beta-adrenergic blockers, cortisone
- Prior surgeries that involved or may have made positioning the abdomen difficult (such as a gastrectomy)
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Your doctor will likely do the following:
Your doctor will likely do the following:
- Physical exam
- Medical history
- Review of medications
- Blood test
- Urine test
- X-rays of gastrointestinal tract
- Endoscopic examination of stomach
Outcome
This procedure results in the placement of a workable alternative feeding site.
Call Your Doctor If Any of the Following Occurs
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or discharge from the incision site
- Headaches, muscle aches, dizziness, fever, or general ill feeling
- Nausea, constipation, or abdominal swelling
- Vomit
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