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Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 701 Likes: 1 | The team at HUP told us that replacing Clark's PEG was an outpatient procedure in Interventional Radiology � CT guided placement. We haven't done this yet as his tube has held up fine after 2 years. The only issue was that the cap fell off and now he has a "Y" extender attached. Works fine for now. He did not want a surgical procedure for a replacement either.
Anita
Anita (68)
CG to husband, Clark, 79,
DX SCC 11/07, T4N0Mx, PEG 1/08, RAD, post rad infection 3/08,
HBOT 40 dives, ORN, Surg 11/09 mandibulectomy w/fibular graft.
Plastic Surg 4/10, 12/10, 3/11, 10/11, 4/12, 10/12. All PETS clear,
PEG out 1/11. 6/11 non union jaw fracture
Fractured jaw w/surgery 7/14
Aspiration pneumonia 7/21, 10/22
PEG 7/21
Botox injections
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