Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy (PEG) is the procedure in which a gastronomy tube (G-tube) is put in place to allow enteral feeding when feeding by mouth is likely to be impossible or contraindicated for four or more weeks.
In PEG, a tube is placed into the stomach through the abdominal wall using an endoscope, a lighted instrument, for guidance.
PEG is a procedure that our doctors perform at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. The procedure will take one or two hours. A short overnight stay is expected.