[Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in children: indications, the procedure, outcomes, short and long-term complications].

Background: Feeding through tubes placed in the intestine is a useful way of nutritional support in a patient who is unable to eat but has a well functioning gastrointestinal system. Till 1980, the acceptable technique to place a gastrostomy tube was surgical. However, in the past twenty years percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has replaced surgical gastrostomy in most settings.