Endoscopic Nutrition Techniques

The methods of endoscopic placement of feeding tubes have been increasingly used clinically over the last 50 years. After traditional surgical gastrostomies and later nasogastric tubes, percutaneous systems are now primarily used in the long term. Here, a differentiated indication is necessary. Even today, the individualized use of the methods requires a high level of training. Recently, endoscopic implants have also been used temporarily for metabolic diseases; these developments are also presented here.