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How To Remove Peg Tube. In your case it is necessary to use another way to remove the peg. Firmly pull the tube completely through the abdominal wall. Insert a wire guide through the existing peg tube. The peg tube is cut away.
The peg tube is cut away. The peg tube is cut close to the skin on the outside and the circular piece of plastic the internal flange is pushed into your stomach. About three inches of tubing will protrude from the incision area. The tube should not be actively used for nutrition supplementation or medication administration prior to removal. Removal of the peg tube simple involves cutting the wire which created the pigtail or deflating the balloon section of the tube allowing it to slip easily from the stomach. Secure the wire guide with an endoscopic snare.
You will be lying on your back with your abdomen exposed.
If the internal bumper is non collapsible the peg tube can be removed after endoscopic dissection of the peg tract using a coagulation device such as needle knife or snare. Firmly pull the tube completely through the abdominal wall. Peg tubes can be removed endoscopically however for some patients this method is not always possible. The tube should not be actively used for nutrition supplementation or medication administration prior to removal. This is the cut and push method. In your case it is necessary to use another way to remove the peg.