Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube removal and replacement after “buried bumper syndrome”: the simple way

摘要

Background Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tubes are required for an increasing number of patients with long-term nutritional requirements. “Buried bumper syndrome” (BBS) occurs in 2–6% of PEG placements. In the past, this has been a difficult problem to resolve. The authors aimed to design a safe and simple method of dealing with BBS that can be performed by any endoscopist on a routine endoscopic list with the patient under sedation.