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Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Nancy, PEG is not permanent. After removal, the stoma (hole) closes up on the inside and the outside after a few days to a week. It does leave a navel-like scar on the outside. I speak from experience, being now on my third PEG.
Pre-radiation, a PEG is often placed by a gastro-doc, using an endoscope down the throat to help, and these are usually the larger PEGs, which are far less likely to clog. After throat surgery or during radiation, the PEG is likely to be placed by a radio-doc, using fluoroscope to guide it and is usually a smaller PEG, more likely to have clogging problems.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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