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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Indications, technique and complications at Groote Schuur Hospital
J Zak1, D A Johnston, K A Newton
1Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town.
Abstract:
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a relatively new technique in South Africa. It is useful in the management of patients with neurological and oropharyngeal disorders in whom long-term feeding is necessary. The PEGs inserted in patients at Groote Schuur Hospital between June 1986 and March 1990 as part of an on-going study to evaluate this procedure are reported.