Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).
Longterm enteral nutrition can conveniently be administered through a PEG tube, which avoids the discomfort of a tube passed via the nose and is aesthetically more acceptable for outpatient or nursing home care. This figure is one of a series in the Atlas illustrating the apparatus, the technique and some of its complications. fiogf49gjkf05
Klaus F R Schiller, Roy Cockel, Richard Hunt, Bryan Warren. Atlas of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Related Pathology. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2001.

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