ENTERAL NUTRITION BY PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY IN SEVERE HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM - A REPORT OF 2 CASES

Authors
SERRANO P VELLOSO A GARCIALUNA PP PEREIRA JL FERNANDEZ Z DUCTOR MJ CASTRO D TEJERO J FRAILE J ROMERO H
Citation
P. Serrano et al., ENTERAL NUTRITION BY PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY IN SEVERE HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM - A REPORT OF 2 CASES, Clinical nutrition, 17(3), 1998, pp. 135-139
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Nutrition & Dietetics
Journal title
Clinical nutrition → ACNP
ISSN journal
02615614
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
135 - 139
Database
ISI
SICI code
0261-5614(1998)17:3<135:ENBPEG>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We describe the first two cases in which percutaneous endoscopic gastr ojejunostomy was used as a means to provide enteral nutrition in sever e hypermesis gravidarum. The use of this method of enteral access prov ided an alternative to parenteral nutrition, was well tolerated, cost- effective and had no major complications. In both cases the nutritiona l goal for mothers as well as appropriate fetal growth and development were achieved.