Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Children: Experience from Single Center of a Developing Country

Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society

Mohit Kehar²  Satyam Upadhyay¹  Nishant Wadhwa³ 

[1] MBBS, MD, Fellow division of PaediatricGastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute of Child Health, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi;MBBS, DNB Paediatrics, Fellowship in Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Registrar, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute of Child Health, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi;MBBS, DCH, DNB, Consultant and Chief. Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Institute of Child Health, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi

关键词: Percutaneousendoscopic gastrostomy;    enteral nutrition;    nutrition;    gastrostomy;   

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学科分类：儿科学

来源: Nepal Paediatric Society

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Nutrition is of paramount importance for adequate growth and development of a child. Various routes of providing enteral nutrition to a paediatric patient are by nasogastric, nasojejeunal and gastrostomy which can be placed surgically or endoscopically. The objectives of this study were to review cases with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) procedure and patient characteristics, indications, complications and outcome of PEG tube insertion in children at our center.

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