ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURES · PATIENT EDUCATION
PEGexplained plainly.
PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) is an endoscopic technique to place a feeding tube directly into the stomach, providing safe, comfortable nutrition for people who cannot eat normally for a prolonged period.
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PEG AT A GLANCE
- 3.
- Sections in this guide
- 1.
- Related guides & articles
01 / THE GUIDE
PEG (Feeding Tube Placement)
in plain language.
Written for patients and families, reviewed by the surgeons who treat it.
- WHAT
- Endoscopic placement of a stomach feeding tube
- WHY
- Long-term feeding when normal swallowing is not possible
- BENEFIT
- Reliable nutrition; more comfortable than a nasal tube
- COMFORT
- Placed endoscopically under sedation
What is a PEG?
A PEG is a soft feeding tube placed through the abdominal wall directly into the stomach using an endoscope as a guide. It provides a secure, long-term route for nutrition, fluids and medicines when eating by mouth is unsafe or insufficient.
When it is used
PEG feeding is considered when swallowing is impaired or unsafe for a prolonged period — for example after a stroke, with certain neurological conditions, or during treatment for head, neck or upper-GI cancers. It is more comfortable and reliable than a long-term nasal (NG) tube.
What to expect
The tube is placed during a short endoscopic procedure under sedation. After a brief settling-in period, families and carers are taught how to use and care for the tube, which can remain in place for as long as it is needed and be removed when no longer required.
This guide was originally published by Dr. Avinash Tank in his medical-education library.Read “PEG (Feeding Tube Placement)” on dravinashtank.in
02 / EXPLORE
Understand
the bigger picture.
Choose a question. Each answer comes from our patient-education library.
This overview was originally published by Dr. Avinash Tank in his medical-education library.Stomach: the full overview
03 / REAL PATIENT OUTCOMEALL DOCUMENTED CASES
A patient like you.
What happened next.
A documented case from our surgical team — anonymised, and told as it happened. Every patient is different; your own plan is made after your consultation.
DOCUMENTED CASE · COLONOSCOPY & POLYPECTOMY
Polyp to Prevention: How a Colonoscopy Stopped a Cancer
1BEFORE TREATMENT
A patient in their 50s with a family history of colon cancer and subtle change in bowel habit, anxious about screening.
2TREATMENT
The polyp was lifted and excised endoscopically in full, with clear margins, during the same colonoscopy.
3AFTER TREATMENT
Pathology confirmed a pre-cancerous lesion removed completely — a cancer prevented. A surveillance schedule was set so any future polyps are caught equally early.
Outcomes vary between patients. These accounts describe individual experiences, not a guaranteed result.
04 / PATIENT EDUCATIONALL PEG GUIDES
Learn more about
peg.
Doctor-written guides from Dr. Avinash Tank's medical-education library — understand the condition before you decide on treatment.
These articles live on dravinashtank.in, Dr. Avinash Tank's own site, and open in a new tab.
05 / WATCH · PEGFULL VIDEO LIBRARY
PEG,
explained on film.
Surgeon explainers, patient stories and operations from the hospital's own channel.
TALK TO A SURGEON
Been advised an
endoscopy or colonoscopy?
We will explain what the test involves, how to prepare and what it can find — most are day-care procedures.
06 / COMMON QUESTIONS
Aboutpeg
No. A PEG can stay as long as it is needed and is removed once normal eating is possible again. Many are temporary.
08 / PRACTICAL MATTERSPATIENT CARE GUIDE
Before you
come in.
Insurance, your stay, recovery and travel — the practical questions every patient asks.
09 / WHY DWARIKA HOSPITALABOUT THE HOSPITAL
Four promises.
One standard.
What every patient can expect here — from the first call to the last follow-up.
01.
Super-specialist led
Surgery here is performed by MCh-qualified surgical gastroenterologists, not general surgeons operating outside their specialty.
02.
Keyhole by default
Laparoscopic and scarless techniques are the standard approach, reserving open surgery for cases that genuinely need it.
03.
One team, one plan
Diagnosis, surgery, nutrition and follow-up sit under one roof — you are not handed between disconnected clinics.
04.
Counselling before consent
Every patient is told what the operation can and cannot achieve, with costs stated upfront, before anything is scheduled.
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