BACKGROUND/AIMS: @entity516 is recognized as a benign and self-limiting finding after the insertion of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube, while complicated @entity516 is rarely reported. The aim of this study was to reappraise @entity516 following PEG. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 193 @entity1 who underwent PEG from May 2008 to May 2014. All @entity1 had a follow-up upright chest or simple abdominal radiograph after PEG. @entity516 was quantified by measuring the height of the air column under the diaphragm and graded as small (<2 cm), moderate (2-4 cm), or large (>4 cm). Clinically significant signs were defined as @entity221 , @entity1661 or @entity491 occurring after PEG insertion. RESULTS: Of the 193 study @entity1 , 9 (4.6%) had a @entity516 visualized by radiographic imaging, graded as small in 5 @entity1 , moderate in 2 @entity1 and large in 2 @entity1 . Clinically significant signs were observed in 5 (55.5%) @entity1 with @entity221 reported in 4 @entity1 , @entity1661 in 4 @entity1 and @entity491 in 4 @entity1 . The time to resolution of free air was 2-18 days. Two @entity1 (22.2%) with moderate or large @entity516 after PEG died from either @entity55 or @entity326 . CONCLUSIONS: The clinical course of @entity516 after PEG is not always benign and self-limiting. These findings suggest that clinicians should not neglect a moderate or large @entity516 , particularly in @entity1 who have an altered mental status or received antibiotics, since peritoneal irritation cannot be observed under these circumstances.

Reappraisal of XXXX After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity55 :: ('MESH:D011014', 'Disease') :: ['pneumonia'] @entity326 :: ('MESH:D012772', 'Disease') :: ['septic shock'] @entity1661 :: ('MESH:D000008', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal tenderness'] @entity516 :: ('MESH:D011027', 'Disease') :: ['Pneumoperitoneum', 'pneumoperitoneum'] @entity221 :: ('MESH:D005334', 'Disease') :: ['fever'] @entity491 :: ('MESH:D007964', 'Disease') :: ['leukocytosis']
@entity516 :: (MESH:D011027,Disease) :: ['Pneumoperitoneum']
