Per-oral image guided gastrojejunostomy insertion for levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel in Parkinson ’s disease is safe and may be advantageous
We describe our experience of using per-oral image guided gastrojejunostomy (PIG-J) which avoids the need for endoscopy and routine sedation in percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy (PEG-J) and allows more secure tube placement than radiologically inserted gastrojejunostomy techniques.
Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Fahd Baig, Mihaela Boca, Lucy Mooney, Lucy Cheminais, Marianna Selikhova, Michal Rolinski, Konrad Szewczyk-Krolikowski, Neil Collin, Alan Whone Tags: Short communication Source Type: research
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