A gastrostomy tube has 3 components: the internal portion within the stomach (retention tip), the external portion (body) that is visible on or outside of the skin, and the feeding port (Fig 1).

It’s used to supply nutrition when you have trouble eating. Feeding tube insertion is also called percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), and G-tube insertion.

Pediatric gastrostomy tube feeding is an essential intervention for children who are unable to meet their nutritional needs via oral intake alone. This procedure, which involves the surgical ...

Review Published: 05 May 2010 Gastrostomy tube feeding: when to start, what to feed and how to stop F Gottrand & P B Sullivan European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 64, S17–S21 (2010) Cite this ...

Investigators analyzed 83 cases of adults with a median age of 78 who received percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy procedures (to introduce a feeding tube through the abdominal wall and into the ...

“There are many medical and quality of life advantages for the use of a PEG feeding tube as an individual’s ALS progresses, including the ability to maintain more adequate hydration ...

Risks and Disadvantages of Gastrostomy Tubes Like all invasive procedures, inserting a gastrostomy tube can lead to significant morbidity or even mortality. Complications from the operative ...