Unusual complication of a percutaneous gastrostomy tube. 2019

Fahad Malik, and Sher N Baig, and Bhavin Patel, and Manuel Gonzalez, and Jay Nfonoyim
Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY, USA.

Percutaneous Gastrostomy (PEG) tube is an endoscopic-guided procedure to provide enteral nutrition, medications and/or fluids to patients with oral or esophageal pathologies. PEG tubes are a relatively safe intervention but commonly known to have complications like insertion site infection, tube leakage, and tube blockage. This was an unusual case in which the PEG tube was discovered to be obstructing the third part of the duodenum after migration resulting in mechanical gastric obstruction with septic shock and severe hemodynamic instability. PEG induced gastric obstruction is often misdiagnosed during a triage due to the atypical presentation of this condition leading to aggressive management, testing and consultations. PEG dependent patients have rapidly increased over the years and a complete physical examination of the PEG site should be performed by all physicians in order to prevent related complications.

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