[A patient with visceromegaly: risk factor for performing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. A clinical case]

Nutr Hosp. 1999 Nov-Dec;14(6):237-9.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is an easy and safe technique to provide an enteral access for patients needing long-term enteral nutrition. Minor complications may occur in 9% to 13% of patients. Life-threatening complications appear in 1-3% of cases. Perforation of a hollow viscus leading to peritonitis is a rare condition; hepatic perforation after placing a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has not been reported previously. In patients with massive visceromegaly an abdominal ultrasound may help in localizing the place of punction avoiding surrounding organs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal*
  • Enteral Nutrition
  • Gastrostomy*
  • Glycogen Storage Disease / diagnostic imaging
  • Glycogen Storage Disease / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Risk Factors
  • Ultrasonography