Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Placement. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and tube placement percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or more commonly known as peg is a form of nutritional intervention that is implemented for patients who have conditions that render them unable to take nutrients orally. Enteral nutrition is generally preferable to parenteral nutrition.
The peg tube rests in the stomach and comes out through the skin of the abdomen. Enteral nutrition is generally preferable to parenteral nutrition. The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy peg tube provides nutrition for patients who are having trouble swallowing.
Peg stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy a procedure in which a flexible feeding tube is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach.
A tube feeding into the stomach is a gastrostomy tube or g tube. This provides enteral nutrition despite bypassing the mouth. Enteral nutrition is generally preferable to parenteral nutrition. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is an endoscopic medical procedure in which a tube is passed into a patient s stomach through the abdominal wall most commonly to provide a means of feeding when oral intake is not adequate.
