SIR produces its Standards of Practice documents by using the following process. Topics of
relevance and timeliness are conceptualized by the Standards of Practice Committee …

While surgical therapy for head and neck cancer (HNC) is showing improvement with the
advancement of reconstruction techniques, the focus in these patients should also be …

The third part of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and
Biology (EFSUMB) Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound (INVUS) assesses the evidence …

The third part of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and
Biology (EFSUMB) Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound assesses the evidence for …

Methods Major electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane library)
were queried for comparative studies on the two insertion techniques of gastrostomy among …

Abstract Purpose Surgical Gastrostomy has been around since the 19th century but in 1980
the first successful percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy was reported. A year later the first …

Purpose This study aimed to compare different techniques for placement of gastrostomy
tubes in a pediatric population. Study design A retrospective review was performed for …

Background and objective: At present, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the
procedure of choice in establishing a permanent feeding tube in patients with chronic severe …

Background and aims: Peristomal wound infections are common complications of
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). The Funada-style gastropexy device has two …

There are a variety of techniques for gastrostomy tube placement. Endoscopic and
radiologic approaches have almost entirely superseded surgical placement. However, an …