経けい皮ひ内ない視し鏡きょう的てき胃い瘻ろう造ぞう設せつ術じゅつ

noun

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; PEG

Medical term for a procedure to place a feeding tube directly into the stomach through the abdominal wall using an endoscope.

• 経けい皮ひ内ない視し鏡きょう的てき胃い瘻ろう造ぞう設せつ術じゅつは、嚥えん下げ障しょう害がいのある患かん者じゃに対たいして行おこなわれることが多おおい。

  Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is often performed for patients with swallowing difficulties.