Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies or PEG feeding tubes go directly into the stomach through an incision in the skin. But many are being inserted - often without benefit and possibly causing ...

Gastrostomies are small stomas created between the stomach and the skin of the abdomen to insert a feeding tube in adults and children. Like any interventional procedure, there is potential for ...

Then there are PEGs - percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies - where the tube goes directly into the stomach through an incision in the skin.

Japan is set to enact a new law supporting children in need of medical care in their daily lives, including those who use ventilators or who have undergone gastrostomies. The government aims to ...