Direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy performed with gastroscope

Direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy performed with gastroscope

While percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a well-known approach for achieving enteral feeding, direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (DPEJ) is a technique that allows endoscopic placement of percutaneous/transabdominal feeding tube directly into the jejunum. It offers a non-surgical al...

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Main Authors: Ajay P. Choksi, Keyur C. Shah, Harshad K. Parekh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Subjects:
direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
gastroscopic jejunal intubation
jejunostomy
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy alternative
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy failure
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.129986
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Summary:While percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a well-known approach for achieving enteral feeding, direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (DPEJ) is a technique that allows endoscopic placement of percutaneous/transabdominal feeding tube directly into the jejunum. It offers a non-surgical alternative for postpyloric enteral feeding for long-term nutritional support when gastric feeding is not technically possible or is inappriopriate. Conventionally DPEJ is done with pediatric colonoscope or small bowel enteroscope. Here, we report a case where DPEJ was accomplished with gastroscope.
ISSN:0976-5042
0976-5050

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