Purpose A meta-analysis was performed to compare the rates of the major complications
associated with two gastrostomy tube placement techniques in a pediatric population …

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Purpose Comparative outcomes of enhanced percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
and laparoscopic gastrostomy (LG) have not been elucidated in infants. We describe the …

Background Gastrostomy tube placement is a common procedure that can be accomplished
with a variety of techniques, each with its attendant complications. In an effort to standardize …

Purpose Safety profile of different gastrostomy procedures in small children has not been
well studied. This study was conducted to investigate whether complication and mortality …

Objective: Gastrostomy tubes (G-tubes) provide long-term feeding assistance to children
with severe feeding dysfunction. Although there are a host of complications that occur at …

Introduction Gastrostomy tube (GT) placement is common in infants following repair of
congenital heart defects. We aimed to determine rate of operative complications and …

Enteral nutrition (EN) support has proven to be a nutrition intervention that can provide full or
partial calories to promote growth and development in infants and children. To supply these …

Introduction Gastrostomy tube (GT) placement for enteral access is one of the most common
procedures for infants with numerous conditions such as congenital heart disease (CHD) …

Background: An open surgical intervention is a common approach for gastrostomy tube
placement in neonates and infants. Also available, however less often used, is a …