ABSTRACT
Background: The pull-through method to install endoscopic gastrostomies is not devoid of complications. Aim: To describe and show the results of a trans-abdominal method to perform endoscopic gastrostomies using the accessories available in any endoscopic facility. material and methods: The technique consists in installing an exchange tube using the pull kit, which acts as a tube installer. We attempted the procedure in 14 patients whose ages ranged from 15 days to 83 years in a regional hospital. results: In 13 patients, the tube was correctly installed using the trans-abdominal pathway and they could be fed two hours later. Three months later, 11 patients were alive and did not experience complications associated with the gastrostomy. Conclusions: This preliminary experience supports the use of the described technique to install gastrostomies.
Objetivo: Para evitar las complicaciones de la gastrostomía endoscópica (GE) hemos desarrollado un método transabdominal empleando accesorios disponibles en cualquier unidad de endoscopia y una técnica con la cual los endoscopistas están familiarizados. Describimos el método y mostramos sus resultados. material y método: Esta técnica consiste en instalar una sonda de recambio con la ayuda del kit Pull que actúa como instalador de la sonda. Hemos intentado este procedimiento en 14 pacientes con edades entre 15 días y ochenta y tres años. Esta experiencia se realizó en el Hospital de Iquique. resultados: En 13 pacientes se logró instalar la sonda por vía transabdominal y alimentar dos horas después. A los 3 meses, once permanecían vivos y no habían tenido complicaciones mayores relacionadas a su gastrostomía. Conclusión: Aunque se trata de una experiencia inicial, creemos que esta técnica de gastrostomía combinada presenta una alternativa a otras técnicas endoscópicas de acceso transabdominal.
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Humans , Male , Female , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Gastrostomy/adverse effects , Gastroscopy/adverse effects , Enteral Nutrition/methods , Head and Neck Neoplasms/surgery , Postoperative Complications/prevention & control , Gastrostomy/instrumentation , Follow-Up Studies , Gastroscopy/instrumentation , Equipment FailureABSTRACT
Phlegmonous gastritis in an infrequent condition with high mortality characterized by suppurative infection of the gastric wall as a consecuence of a localized or hematogenous infection. The clinical and laboratory findings are nonsoecific and the endoscopy and endosonography are the methods of choice for the diagnosis. The treatment should by prompt and sometimes requires antibiotic therapy in association with gastric resection. In this report we present a case of phlegmonous gastritis as a complication of an endoscopic procedure.
