Witzel Gastrostomy Procedure. Dissection for jejunostomy placement is done through the subcutaneous tissues using bovie cautery. Importantly all three techniques involve suturing the stomach wall to the undersurface of the abdominal wall.
The initial results and the results of extended. The midline between the layers of. A retrospective chart review was performed of all patients at a tertiary academic medical center who underwent witzel gastrostomy without gastropexy over a 3 year period.
During laparoscopic gastrostomy it is standard to perform gastropexy apposing visceral and parietal peritoneum.
The witzel jejunostomy is the most common method of jejunostomy creation. A retrospective chart review was performed of all patients at a tertiary academic medical center who underwent witzel gastrostomy without gastropexy over a 3 year period. Backgroundlaparoscopic gastrostomy is the best alternative for long term enteral feeding when percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is not possible. Importantly all three techniques involve suturing the stomach wall to the undersurface of the abdominal wall.
