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PEG: Stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube without having to perform an open laparotomy (operation on the abdomen). The aim of PEG is to feed those who cannot swallow. PEG may be done by a surgeon, otolaryngologist (ENT specialist) or gastroenterologist (GI specialist). It is done in a. hospital or outpatient surgical facility. Local anesthesia (usually lidocaine or another spray) is used to anesthetize the throat.
though both terms are often used interchangeably, g-tube implies tube placed in the stomach only while peg tube may be tube placed in the stomach, duodenum, and jejunum. Mar 3, '09. a peg is a type of gastrostomy tube. The two that I know of are the peg, and the mickey button. There is also the gj tube which goes into the small bowel instead of just the stomach. Quote from suzanne4 PEG stands for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube. Most are now placed in either the GI lab, or in interventional radiology. The procedure starts off with an EGD, where they look at the stomach from inside, then shine a light thru, if the light is visualized, then a small stab wound is made, and the catheter can be placed that way.