Direct endoscopic placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies with jejunal extension tubes (PEG-J) using ultra-thin endoscopes – long-term outcomes from a U.S. tertiary referral center
- 12.10.2021
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- Verfasst von
- Yazan Hasan
- Asad Ali
- Amer El Sayed
- Avraham Levin
- Henning Gerke
- Hye Yeon Jhun
- Mohamad Mokadem
- Rami El Abiad
- Randhir Jesudoss
- Steven Polyak
- Nadav Sahar
- Erschienen in
- Surgical Endoscopy | Ausgabe 6/2022
Abstract
Introduction
Several techniques for PEG-J tube placement have been described, commonly requiring fluoroscopic guidance and/or fixation of the jejunostomy tube (J-tube) into the small intestine. We describe a modified technique for placing jejunostomy tubes under direct visualization through a PEG with the use of ultra-thin endoscopes and steel guidewire.
Methods
A retrospective study at a single tertiary academic center evaluating patients who underwent PEG-J placement between 2010 and 2020. All PEG tubes were placed with a pull-through technique. The Olympus GIF-N180 endoscope was advanced through the PEG to the jejunum and a Savary-Gilliard guidewire was used for placement of the J-tube extension.
Results
Fifty-eight patients underwent PEG-J placement (median age 61 years; women 52%). Surgically altered gastric anatomy was observed in 11 patients (19%). Median procedure time was 44 min for new PEG-J tube placement (range 26–103) and 20 min for placement of a J-tube extension through an existing PEG tube (range 9–86) or gastrostomy tract. Technical success rate was in 100%. Sixty-two repeat procedures were performed for J-tube exchange in 27 patients (46%, range 1–9 per patient), of which 51 procedures (82%) were done using the same technique. The most common indication for tube replacement was tube dysfunction (63%, n = 39). The median procedure time for tube exchange was 20 min (range 2–62). No major adverse events were encountered.
Conclusion
PEG-J tubes can be placed effectively, rapidly, and safely using an ultra-thin caliber endoscope and a stiff steel wire through the PEG tube or mature gastrostomy site, precluding the need for fluoroscopy or oral access. J-tubes can be easily replaced utilizing the same technique.
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- Titel
- Direct endoscopic placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies with jejunal extension tubes (PEG-J) using ultra-thin endoscopes – long-term outcomes from a U.S. tertiary referral center
- Verfasst von
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Yazan Hasan
Asad Ali
Amer El Sayed
Avraham Levin
Henning Gerke
Hye Yeon Jhun
Mohamad Mokadem
Rami El Abiad
Randhir Jesudoss
Steven Polyak
Nadav Sahar
- Publikationsdatum
- 12.10.2021
- Verlag
- Springer US
- Erschienen in
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Surgical Endoscopy / Ausgabe 6/2022
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2218 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-021-08757-8
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