Delayed Pneumoperitoneum After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement: A Case Report.

Autor:	Patel V; General Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, USA., Dabek RJ; General Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, USA., Araim F; General Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, USA., Patel S; General Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, USA., Kang TJ; General Surgery, Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Mar 28; Vol. 16 (3), pp. e57134. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 28 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.57134
Abstrakt:	When used for a selected patient population, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) can provide enteral nutrition percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) safely. PEG tubes generally possess a very low chance of life-threatening complications but due to the patient population that requires PEG tubes, a delayed diagnosis of minor complications could be fatal. In this study, we present a case of delayed pneumoperitoneum, discovered weeks after our patient underwent PEG placement for enteral nutritional needs. The patient recovered without the need for operative intervention. The development of a pneumoperitoneum in the setting of recent PEG needs a thorough clinical evaluation, and caution must be taken before immediately proceeding to operative exploration. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2024, Patel et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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