Pericutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Patients with Head and Neck Tumors

Autor:	Yoshihiro Kondo, Hiroshi Tsubota, Masanori Konishi, Hideaki Kita, Kazumasa Watanabe
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Otorhinolaryngology Swallowing business.industry Swallowing problems Head and neck tumors Endoscopic gastrostomy Medicine Common method business Surgery
Zdroj:	Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica. 92:1013-1018
ISSN:	1884-4545 0032-6313
DOI:	10.5631/jibirin.92.1013
Popis:	Pericutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was initially introduced in 1980, and has been applied to feed patients with cerebrovascular diseases.Head and neck tumors and operations for such diseases often cause swallowing problems. Gastric tube insertion has been the most common method to resolve such conditions. However, several disadvantages such as necessity of frequent exchange of the tube, and gastroesophageal refiux have been reported. Intravenous hyper-alimentation is also a common strategy to feed patients. However, infections sometimes occur.We report here, our findings using PEG for patients with head and neck tumors pre- or postoperatively. We recommend PEG as a useful method to provide good nutrition to patients with swallowing disturbance.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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