Techniques for percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing

Percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing: nutrition for a patient with ventricloperitoneal shunt

Objective and Importance We report a Percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing (PTEG) placement in a patient in whom ventricloperitoneal shunt had been inserted beforehand for a purpose of shunt protection from inadvertent infection. Technique – Using nonsurgical esophagostomy under ultrasonographic control, a feeding tube has been inserted for a 29-year-old male with ventricloperitoneal shunt....

Percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing: alternative tube nutrition for a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

BACKGROUND We report a patient who underwent percutaneous transesophageal gastrotubing (PTEG), that is, nonsurgical esophagostomy under ultrasonographic control, as an alternative to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). CASE DESCRIPTION The PTEG was placed for shunt protection from inadvertent infection in a 29-year-old male patient in whom a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt had previous...

3D Transesophageal Echo in Percutaneous Correction of Paraprosthetic Regurgitation

Mailing Address: Leonardo Mello Guimarães de Toledo • Rua Botucatu, 261, ap 23, Vila Mariana, São Paulo-SP, Postal Code 04023-061 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Manuscript received July 09, 2012, revised manuscript November 27, 2012, accepted January 04, 2013.

Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy techniques

As the number of critically ill patients requiring tracheotomy for prolonged ventilation has increased, the demand for a procedural alternative to the surgical tracheostomy (ST) has also emerged. Since its introduction, percutaneous dilatational tracheostomies (PDT) have gained increasing popularity. The most commonly cited advantages are the ease of the familiar technique and the ability to pe...

Percutaneous Reduction Techniques