Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Placement Using a Balloon Catheter in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Fujita ◽  
Masahiro Tanabe ◽  
Taiga Kobayashi ◽  
Yasuo Washida ◽  
Masatoshi Kato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Balloon Catheter ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Tube Placement ◽  
Percutaneous Gastrostomy ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube Placement ◽  
Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube

scholarly journals Patterns of prophylactic gastrostomy tube placement in head and neck cancer patients: A consideration of the significance of social support and practice variation

2013 ◽  
Vol 123 (8) ◽  
pp. 1918-1925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie L. Locher ◽  
James A. Bonner ◽  
William R. Carroll ◽  
Jimmy J. Caudell ◽  
Jeroan J. Allison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Practice Variation ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Tube Placement ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube Placement

Balloon-Assisted, Fluoroscopically Guided Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube Placement

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Farnam ◽  
Jason Iannuccilli ◽  
Gregory Soares
Keyword(s):  
Balloon Catheter ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Tube Placement ◽  
Percutaneous Gastrostomy ◽  
Patient Discomfort ◽  
Clinical Scenarios ◽  
Tract Dilation ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube Placement ◽  
Gastrostomy Tubes ◽  
Percutaneous Gastrostomy Tube

Fluoroscopic placement of gastrostomy tubes requires creation and dilation of a percutaneous tract through which the tube is placed. Given the relatively large caliber of these tubes, aggressive dilation of the percutaneous tract is necessary prior to their insertion. Tract dilation is most commonly performed via the use of several sequential dilators or a single telescoping serial dilator. These methods are cumbersome and relatively time-consuming, and as a result this portion of the procedure can result in considerable patient discomfort as well as technical complications. This chapter describes the use of a balloon catheter for gastrostomy creation. It describes clinical scenarios that would benefit from gastrostomy tube placement. The procedure is described in a step-by-step manner with a focus on gastrostomy tract dilatation.

Gastrostomy tube placement and use in patients with head and neck cancer

Head & Neck ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie L. Locher ◽  
James A. Bonner ◽  
William R. Carroll ◽  
Jimmy J. Caudell ◽  
Meredith L. Kilgore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube ◽  
Tube Placement ◽  
Gastrostomy Tube Placement
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