Our experience with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in pharyngo-laryngeal surgery
Bertrand, B.; De Monredon, O.; Rovira, H.P.; Devars, F.; Traissac, L.
Revue de Laryngologie - Otologie - Rhinologie 113(2): 125-129
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-1334 PMID: 1344521 Document Number: 401148
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), is an enteral feeding procedure, easy to tolerate and simple to perform. PEG appears to be an alternative to surgical gastrostomy. Used in ten patients with E.N.T. cancer, we only observe two minor complications. Advisable in a first time for the feeding of patients with palliative treatment, we propose PEG for patients in position to have a long and difficult rehabilitation of swallowing.