Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a preferred method of feeding tube gastrostomy
Thatcher, B.S.; Ferguson, D.R.; Paradis, K.
American Journal of Gastroenterology 79(10): 748-750
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9270 PMID: 6435445 Document Number: 231740
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy was attempted in 16 patients using local anesthesia and intravenous meperidine and diazepam sedation. The procedure was shown to be safe, easy to perform, and avoided the need for laparotomy. We suggest percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy be the preferred route of alimentation in those patients requiring feeding gastrostomy.