Prevention of PEG tube misplacement in the transverse colon: Method of introducing a Gastrografin into the stomach
Abstract
AIM: A colocutaneous fistula is a rare late complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding placement that occurs as a result of the interposition of the colon between the anterior abdominal and gastric walls. In the current study, we sought to retrospectively study the method of introducing the water-soluble contrast agent into the stomach by using a nasogastric tube before PEG feeding placement, with the intention to develop a method to prevent PEG-related colocutaneous fistula.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between October 2003 and April 2020, 341 patients underwent PEG placement at Seiwa Memorial Hospital. Patients were divided into two groups: 232 patients in Group A were given water-soluble contrast agent and 109 patients in Group B were not. All patients underwent PEG using introducer method placement after gastropexy under fluoroscopy.
RESULTS: In Group A, 139 (59.9%) patients received PEG with a water-soluble contrast agent placed into the transverse colon, 75 (32.3%) received PEG with gas in the colon, and 7 (3.0%) patients received surgical gastrostomy. In Group B, 38 (34.8%) patients received PEG with gas in the colon, 60 (55.1%) patients received PEG with finger palpation and transillumination, and 10 (9.2%) patients received surgical gastrostomy. Colocutaneous fistula was not observed in either group, but there was a significant difference in the frequency of surgical gastrostomy between Group A and B (p = 0.0148).
CONCLUSION: The use of water-soluble contrast agent in the stomach was safe, reliable, and cost effective for PEG tube placement, and is recommended to decrease surgical gastrostomy.
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