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. 2022 Jun;36(6):4233-4238.
doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08757-8. Epub 2021 Oct 12.

Direct endoscopic placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies with jejunal extension tubes (PEG-J) using ultra-thin endoscopes - long-term outcomes from a U.S. tertiary referral center

Yazan Hasan  1 , Asad Ali  1 , Amer El Sayed  1 , Avraham Levin  1 , Henning Gerke  1 , Hye Yeon Jhun  1 , Mohamad Mokadem  1 , Rami El Abiad  1 , Randhir Jesudoss  1 , Steven Polyak  1 , Nadav Sahar  2
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Direct endoscopic placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies with jejunal extension tubes (PEG-J) using ultra-thin endoscopes - long-term outcomes from a U.S. tertiary referral center

Yazan Hasan et al. Surg Endosc. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Introduction: Several techniques for PEG-J tube placement have been described, commonly requiring fluoroscopic guidance and/or fixation of the jejunostomy tube (J-tube) into the small intestine. We describe a modified technique for placing jejunostomy tubes under direct visualization through a PEG with the use of ultra-thin endoscopes and steel guidewire.

Methods: A retrospective study at a single tertiary academic center evaluating patients who underwent PEG-J placement between 2010 and 2020. All PEG tubes were placed with a pull-through technique. The Olympus GIF-N180 endoscope was advanced through the PEG to the jejunum and a Savary-Gilliard guidewire was used for placement of the J-tube extension.

Results: Fifty-eight patients underwent PEG-J placement (median age 61 years; women 52%). Surgically altered gastric anatomy was observed in 11 patients (19%). Median procedure time was 44 min for new PEG-J tube placement (range 26-103) and 20 min for placement of a J-tube extension through an existing PEG tube (range 9-86) or gastrostomy tract. Technical success rate was in 100%. Sixty-two repeat procedures were performed for J-tube exchange in 27 patients (46%, range 1-9 per patient), of which 51 procedures (82%) were done using the same technique. The most common indication for tube replacement was tube dysfunction (63%, n = 39). The median procedure time for tube exchange was 20 min (range 2-62). No major adverse events were encountered.

Conclusion: PEG-J tubes can be placed effectively, rapidly, and safely using an ultra-thin caliber endoscope and a stiff steel wire through the PEG tube or mature gastrostomy site, precluding the need for fluoroscopy or oral access. J-tubes can be easily replaced utilizing the same technique.

Keywords: Aspiration; Jejunostomy tubes; N180 endoscope; Savary-Gilliard guidewire.

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