Pain Assessment Following Placement of a Percutaneous Radiologic Gastrostomy and Predictive Factors

PRG is a pathway first of all enteral nutrition that has several advantages: local anesthesia, possible in case of esophageal stenosis, Rates of successful tube placement higher for radiologic gastrostomy than for percutaneous endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG). Abdominal pain following percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy (PRG) placement is a recognized complication. However, the prevalence and degree of severity of pain are poorly characterized. This pain often requires antalgic treatment. The primary objective is to evaluate the abdominal pain from Baseline until 7 days after radiologic gastrostomy (PRG) placement. The secondary objective is to evaluate predictive factors