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Case Report

Volume 10, Number 2, April 2017, pages 132-134


Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in a Patient With Continuous Intrathecal Baclofen Infusion Therapy

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Endoscopic imaging of PEG using the introducer technique in this patient. (a) After determining the puncture site, local anesthesia was applied and gastropexy was performed using a gastropexy device. (b) Gastropexy procedure was repeated at least three times surrounding the intended puncture site in a triangular pattern before the puncture needle/trocar was inserted. (c) The puncture needle was then removed. (d) A 20 Fr size gastrostomy tube was inserted into the gastric lumen.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Abdominal radiograph revealing the position of the PEG catheter (yellow arrow) relative to the implanted IBT pump (red arrow).