ArticleSurgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques2016
Gastrostomy Placement in Children: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy or Laparoscopic Gastrostomy?
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- Comparison of major complications in children after laparoscopy-assisted gastrostomy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement: a meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2018Pooled it
- Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies.European journal of haematology · 2026Review
- Small skin incision and less suture material reduce granuloma after laparoscopic gastrostomy: a prospective observational study in children.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Observational
- Prevalence of Gastrostomy-Related Procedures in Polish Children: A Longitudinal Nationwide Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Feeding with Care: Caregiver Perspectives on Pediatric Gastrostomy Tubes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Single-Incision Open versus Laparoscopic Gastrostomy in Infants: A Comparative Study.African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS · 2023Article
- To Button or Not to Button? Primary Gastrostomy Tubes Offer No Significant Advantage Over Buttons.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2022Article
- Persistent Diarrhoea after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in Paediatric Patient: Lessons from a Complication.Case reports in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Is endoscopy beneficial in pediatric laparoscopic gastrostomy insertion; A 9-year comparative study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes Can Be Considered Safe in Children: A Single-Center 11-Year Retrospective Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Concomitant gastrostomy tube insertion during laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for gastro-esophageal reflux disease: analysis of risk factors for fundoplication failure.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Variability in the Method of Gastrostomy Placement in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Wound Infection after Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastrostomy in Infants.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Article
- A new laparoscopic triangle fixation technique for gastrostomy: a safe and effective procedure for reduction of the wound infection rate.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2018Article
- Infant Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Risks or Benefits?Clinical endoscopy · 2018Article
- Gastrostomy Tube Insertion in Pediatric Patients With Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease (ARPKD): Current Practice.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2018Article
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in children less than 10 kilograms: A comparative study.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes and the complications between the 2 most adopted procedures for gastrostomy placement: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) and laparoscopic gastrostomy (LG) in children. We present our study on 69 patients (male: 46/female: 23): group 1 (37 patients, 54%) undergoing PEG, group 2 (32 patients, 46%) undergoing LG. A total of 5 major complications were observed all in the PEG group (13.5%), no major complication was observed in the LG group (P-value<0.05). A total of 12 minor complications were observed: 4 occurred in the PEG group (10.8%) and 8 (25%) in the laparoscopic gastrostmoy group, not statistically relevant. We suggest that the LG should be considered the preferred technique for gastrostomy placement in pediatric patients, particularly in newborns, children with significant skeletal malformations, and patients who underwent previous abdominal surgery.
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