[Colocutaneous fistula after a PEG procedure with introducer technique and gastropexy].

Introduction: The pull-PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) is the most commonly used procedure for PEG placement. Alternative methods may be used in patients with an obstructed oesophagus. We here present the case of an unusual complication during PEG placement with the new introducer technique and gastropexy.

[The frequency of wound infections after PEG-placement and utilization of glycogel wound dressing: a randomized controlled trial].

Background: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the method of choice for long- term artificial enteral feeding. Standardized wound management such as daily dressing changes and local disinfection of the exit site helps to keep complication rates low. New bacteriostatic glycogel wound dressing has not yet been tested.

Long-term outcome following placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in younger and older patients.

Objective: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the method of choice in maintaining enteral nutrition in patients with swallowing and nutritional disorders of different etiology. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term outcome of patients following placement of a PEG.

Material And Methods: All patients who received a PEG between October 1999 and September 2000 were included in this prospective study.

ERCP is safe and effective in patients 80 years of age and older compared with younger patients.

Background: Biliary disease frequently occurs in the elderly, but there are limited data on ERCP in the elderly population.

Patients: A total of 502 patients (group A, 97; group B, 405) underwent 724 ERCP procedures.

Main Outcome Measurements: All consecutive ERCPs performed between 2000 and 2002 at a single center were retrospectively reviewed for patients >/=80 years old (group A) and patients <80 years old (group B) to evaluate endoscopic findings, interventions, complications, and mortality related to complications.