Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is associated with better safety and patient-centered outcomes than surgical gastrostomy and radiologic gastrostomy, a recent study shows.

A Milton Keynes woman has told of how they resorted to cutting her own clothes to could access their feeding tube. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Milton Keynes Citizen, you get 70% fewer ...

With the growing number of children and young people with complex care needs or life-limiting conditions, alternative routes for nutrition have been established (such as gastrostomy feeding). The ...

Starting palliative care early in patients with head and neck cancer may lower healthcare costs associated with tracheostomy or gastrostomy tube use during the last 6 months of life. However, early ...

Dysphagia is a common neurologic deficit following ischemic stroke. As a result, patients often require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement for safe maintenance of sufficient ...

For patients who are unable to take medication by mouth, the tablet may be dispersed in a dosing cup and administered via NG tube or G tube. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an ...

Inflated balloons that trick the stomach into feeling full have long been used for weight loss. The problem is that they become less effective the longer they stay inflated. Now, MIT engineers have ...

This object is a Soxhlet’s extraction tube made from Pyrex glass. The Soxhlet extraction uses a solvent to extract organic compounds from a solid matrix. The extraction is named for its inventor, ...

The 'Tournament of Champions' alum said she ultimately felt "so blessed" that her doctors suggested she get a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) Phillip Faraone/Getty Chef Shirley Chung is sharing her progress ...