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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: Indications, technique and complications at Groote Schuur Hospital


J Zak
D.A. Johnston
K.A. Newton
J.P. Wright
I.N. Marks

Abstract

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a relatively new technique in South Africa. It is useful in the management of patients with neurological and oropharyngeal disorders in whom long-term feeding is necessary. The PEGs inserted in patients at Groote Schuur Hospital between June 1986 and March 1990 as part of an on-going study to evaluate this procedure are reported.


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