Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Abstract

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a procedure for placing a feeding tube directly into the stomach, for providing nutrition in patients with normal gastrointestinal function who can not be fed via the oral route due to various conditions. Nutrition is viewed as a cornerstone of therapy in the treatment of various diseases. For this reason, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy should be considered in patients who can not be fed for more than 30 days. Families' beliefs and desires regarding tube feeding should be strongly considered after proper explanation of the risks and benefits of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement. In this review, we summarize percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement and the related complications according to the currently available literature.

Keywords

• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, nutrition, complications

Perkütan endoskopik gastrostomi

Öz

Perkütan endoskopik gastrostomi, çeşitli nedenlerle oral yoldan beslenemeyen ancak gastrointestinal fonksiyonları normal olan hastalara nutrisyon desteği sağlamak amacı ile mideye direk olarak beslenme tüpü yerleştirilmesidir. Nutrisyon bir çok hastalığın tedavisinde köşe taşı gibi gözükmektedir. Bu nedenle, 30 günden uzun süre ağızdan beslenemeyecek hastalar için perkütan endoskopik gastrostomi yöntemi ile beslenme düşünülmelidir. Perkütan endoskopik gastrostomi yönteminin gerekliliği ve riskleri hasta yakınlarına doğru bir şekilde anlatıldıktan sonra ailelerin inançları ve istekleri doğrultusunda prosedür uygulanmalıdır. Bu derlemede perkütan endoskopik gastrostomi yöntemi ve komplikasyonları güncel literatürler ışığında tekrar gözden geçirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Perkütan endoskopik gastrostomi, nutrisyon, komplikasyonlar

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