Stavrou G, Gionga P, Chatziantoniou G, Tzikos G, Menni A, Panidis S, Shrewsbury A, Kotzampassi K. How far is the endoscopist to blame for a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy complication? World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(5): 940-952 [PMID: 37342839 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.940]
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Katerina Kotzampassi, MD, PhD, Senior Scientist, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece. kakothe@yahoo.com
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Surgery
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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2023; 15(5): 940-952 Published online May 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.940
How far is the endoscopist to blame for a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy complication?
George Stavrou, Persefoni Gionga, George Chatziantoniou, Georgios Tzikos, Alexandra Menni, Stavros Panidis, Anne Shrewsbury, Katerina Kotzampassi
George Stavrou, Persefoni Gionga, George Chatziantoniou, Georgios Tzikos, Alexandra Menni, Stavros Panidis, Anne Shrewsbury, Katerina Kotzampassi, Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece
George Stavrou, Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB22QQ, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Gionga P, Menni A and Panidis S performed the initial literature review; Stavrou G and Tzikos G drafted the manuscript; Shrewsbury A and Kotzampassi K performed a critical revision of the manuscript; Shrewsbury A performed language editing; Kotzampassi K received the final decision for inclusion and conceived the original idea; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflict of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Katerina Kotzampassi, MD, PhD, Senior Scientist, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, Thessaloniki 54636, Greece. kakothe@yahoo.com
Received: December 21, 2022 Peer-review started: December 21, 2022 First decision: January 17, 2023 Revised: January 28, 2023 Accepted: April 7, 2023 Article in press: April 7, 2023 Published online: May 27, 2023 Processing time: 156 Days and 1.5 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
This study was carried out by specialists who are involved on a daily basis both in the performance of gastrostomies and in the management of their complications, which often have disastrous consequences. This study aimed to identify the problems internationally and to find possible methods of preventing them.
Research motivation
Trying to figure out and analyze the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes' complications, and focus on those that could be predicted and furthermore avoided.
Research objectives
To investigate the international literature in order to clarify the importance and the severity of these complications, and the possible ways of avoiding them.
Research methods
A 30-year database research was carried out, investigating the literature on PubMed, using the terms “percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy” AND “complications”, and all the case reports or case series were included, with the only language restriction being Chinese.
Research results
We identified 2308 articles. Only 575 were included according to the research criteria placed. After expertise investigation, 88 articles were in the final selection.
Research conclusions
The complications that can arise from the potentially simple technique of the PEG are of great concern to the international scientific community.
Research perspectives
Complications of PEG tube placement should be avoided.
