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Peg Feeding Tube Removal. Chronic gastrocutaneous fistulae are a difficult to manage complication following peg tube removal with an estimated incidence ranging from 4 5 to 45 3 4. Purposeful removal of the peg should not be performed less than 30 days post insertion. The tube should not be actively used for nutrition supplementation or medication administration prior to removal. Although complications related to the insertion of a peg tube are well documented complications following removal are not well described in the literature.
The majority of gastrostomy sites close spontaneously within 1 3 months 2 however some of those that become chronic gastrocutaneous fistulae. The procedure is also known as peg tube placement feeding tube placement gastrostomy tube g tube insertion or stomach tube insertion. Purposeful removal of the peg should not be performed less than 30 days post insertion. Some peg tubes have a bumper that prevents pulling the tube through to the outside in which case the tube is cut from the inside during an endoscopic procedure and removed through the mouth. Although complications related to the insertion of a peg tube are well documented complications following removal are not well described in the literature. Chronic gastrocutaneous fistulae are a difficult to manage complication following peg tube removal with an estimated incidence ranging from 4 5 to 45 3 4.
Some peg tubes have a bumper that prevents pulling the tube through to the outside in which case the tube is cut from the inside during an endoscopic procedure and removed through the mouth.
Although complications related to the insertion of a peg tube are well documented complications following removal are not well described in the literature. The procedure is also known as peg tube placement feeding tube placement gastrostomy tube g tube insertion or stomach tube insertion. Purposeful removal of the peg should not be performed less than 30 days post insertion. Percutaneous feeding tubes are generally removed by a gastroenterologist or general surgeon. The tube should not be actively used for nutrition supplementation or medication administration prior to removal. Although complications related to the insertion of a peg tube are well documented complications following removal are not well described in the literature.