Adequate nutrition during cancer plays a decisive role in several clinical outcome measures,
such as treatment response, quality of life, and cost of care. However, the importance of …

This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical
situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal …

Enteral nutrition support (ENS) involves both the delivery of nutrients via feeding tubes and
the provision of specialised oral nutritional supplements. ENS is indicated in a patient with at …

Objectives: This European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
(ESPGHAN) position statement provides a comprehensive guide for health care providers to …

Introduction The aim of this study was to analyze the complication rates and mortality in
association with different operative techniques of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy …

In children with cancer, suboptimal nutrition states are common consequences of the
disease and its treatment. These nutrition states have been attributed to a number of …

Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of 760 (407 boys and 353 girls) patients was
performed after PEG at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center from 1994 to 2005. Logistic or …

Pediatric patients require specialized attention and have diverse demands for proper growth
and development, and thus need a different approach and interest in nutritional assessment …

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) provides for enteral nutrition in children with
feeding problems. PEG, however, is not without complications. The present study has a …

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has been a valuable tool in nutritional rehabilitation
since its inception in 1980. Although it was originally described in children, a large sector of …