Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children
Krafka, K.; Tůma, J.; Gál, P.; Bartl, V.
Rozhledy V Chirurgii Mesicnik Ceskoslovenske Chirurgicke Spolecnosti 83(1): 17-19
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9351 PMID: 15055081 Document Number: 580714
The authors evaluate their experience with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children at the age of three months to 14 years. Forty three patients treated with this method in the years 1995-2002. The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is applied in children under general anesthesia. In two patients only it proved to be necessary to convert to open or laparoscopic gastrostomy. Only minor complications were encountered. It became obvious that percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a suitable method to provide long-term enteral nutrition in children of child age who may not be nourished sufficiently by natural ways.