Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy ( PEG) is an endoscopic clinical methodology wherein a cylinder ( PEG tube) is passed into a patient's stomach through the stomach divider, most ordinarily to give a methods for taking care of when oral admission isn't sufficient (for instance, on account of dysphagia or sedation ). Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an endoscopic clinical strategy wherein a cylinder (PEG tube) is passed into a patient's stomach through the stomach divider, most regularly to give a methods for taking care of when oral admission isn't satisfactory (for instance, due to dysphagia or sedation). This gives enteral sustenance (utilizing the common absorption procedure of the gastrointestinal tract) regardless of bypassing the mouth; enteral nourishment is commonly desirable over parenteral sustenance (which is possibly utilized when the GI tract must be maintained a strategic distance from). The PEG system is a choice to open careful gastrostomy inclusion, and doesn't require a general sedative; gentle sedation is normally utilized. PEG cylinders may likewise be reached out into the small digestive system by passing a jejunal expansion tube (PEG-J tube) through the PEG tube and into the jejunum by means of the pylorus.

PEG organization of enteral feeds is the most usually utilized technique for nourishing help for patients in the network. Many stroke patients, for instance, are in danger of yearning pneumonia because of poor command over the gulping muscles; some will profit by a PEG performed to look after sustenance. PEGs may likewise be embedded to decompress the stomach in instances of gastric volvulus.