Some Mushrooms are Hard to Digest: Gastrostomy Tube Exchange

Authors

Nishant Gupta, Department of Radiology and Imaging, Saint Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A.Follow
Pradeep Goyal, Department of Radiology and Imaging, Saint Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A.Follow
Itisha Bansal, Department of Anesthesiology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Follow
Kusum Hooda, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A.Follow
Yogesh Kumar, Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health at Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT, U.S.A.Follow
Gregory Bearden, Department of Surgery, Baptist Health System Inc., Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Polish journal of radiology

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an effective and safe mode of enteral nutrition for patients needing chronic enteric nutritional support. Exchanging PEG tubes may result in complications due to inexperience as well as due to lack of protocol. CASE REPORT: We encountered a 73 year-old female with unnoticed, accidently detached portion of the internal bumper of a PEG tube in the gastric lumen after a challenging gastrostomy tube exchange. CONCLUSIONS: This case report discusses the complications associated with gastrostomy tube exchange and proposes a planned protocol for successful gastrostomy tube exchange.

First Page

392

Last Page

394

DOI

10.12659/PJR.902203

Publication Date

1-1-2017

Recommended Citation

Gupta, Nishant; Goyal, Pradeep; Bansal, Itisha; Hooda, Kusum; Kumar, Yogesh; and Bearden, Gregory, "Some Mushrooms are Hard to Digest: Gastrostomy Tube Exchange" (2017). Radiology. 98.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/radiology/98

Identifier

28811846 (pubmed); PMC5531532 (pmc); 10.12659/PJR.902203 (doi); 902203 (pii)