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Medical Author:

Jay W. Marks, MD

Jay W. Marks, MD

Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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Medical Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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In this Article

• What is percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)?
• What is the purpose of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)?
• Who does percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)?
• Where is percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy done (PEG)?
• How is percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy done (PEG)?
• When can the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy patient go home (PEG)?
• What are the possible complications with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)?
• What are the advantages of percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy?
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy At A Glance
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Index

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy At A Glance

• Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy is a procedure that allows nutritional support for patients who cannot take food orally. Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy involves placement of a tube through the abdominal wall and into the stomach through which nutritional liquids can be infused.
  
  
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy is a surgical procedure; however, it does not require opening the abdomen or an operating room. Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy also does not require general anesthesia.
  
  
• Complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy include infection, leakage of nutritional liquids that are infused and clogging of the tube.
  
  
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy is preferable to surgical gastrostomy