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Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube has become an 'essential' technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition. Gastrostomy ...

Many severe and/or chronic diseases of childhood can be accompanied by undernutrition, and when dietary measures are insufficient to fulfil the nutritional requirements of these children, enteral ...

Pediatric gastrostomy tube feeding is an essential intervention for children who are unable to meet their nutritional needs via oral intake alone. This procedure, which involves the surgical placement ...

Cerebral palsy is a group of neurological conditions that affect movement and muscle coordination. Reportedly, more than 17 million people worldwide are living with the condition. In India, the ...

Background: Since it was described in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has been a widely used method for insertion of a gastrostomy tube in patients who are unable to swallow or ...

Nearly 450,000 Americans with swallowing or digestive problems manage tube feedings — also called home enteral nutrition — on their own. Some have temporary feeding tubes, while others leave the ...

Surrogates perceived that feeding tubes had greater benefits for patients with dementia than actually exist, results of small prospective survey indicate. “Feeding patients with dementia through ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Tiglutik (riluzole; ITF Pharma) oral suspension to include administration via percutaneous ...

July 15, 2014– Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube has become an "essential" technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition, ...