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It’s not as if he’s asking for much. All he needs is a PEG, a feeding tube that is inserted directly into the stomach, a simple procedure that will greatly improve his life. It will cost the Health ...

Getting a feeding tube before substantial weight loss may change the disease course and lengthen life with ALS, a study reports.

The thought of managing a gastrostomy tube, or G-tube, at home can be scary. This video streamlines the process and offers tips and techniques to aid both the person and the family caregiver managing ...

Ponsky, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is theorized that excessive air insufflation ...

"I wanted to create a new adaptive diaper to better accommodate a G-tube," said an inventor, from Stockbridge, Ga., "so I ...

A 53-year-old man with dysphagia underwent uneventful placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube for long-term enteral feeding access. 11 hours after the procedure, it was ...

The global enteral feeding devices market is poised for robust growth over the next decade, expanding at a steady CAGR of 4.0%. The market, currently valued at USD 2.8 billion in 2023, is expected to ...

The circumstances of the death of a man with learning disabilities has been highlighted after a split catheter was left in ...

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The doctor cautioned that her father might choke if this continued. But what about tube feeding? Both her father’s doctor and speech therapist suggested that a thin plastic tube inserted through ...