Bleeding in peristoma or in gastric wall; or retroperitoneal or gastric erosion or ulceration

Perforation or peritonitis

Fistula

Migration of catheter (can cause gastric outlet obstruction, pancreatitis, or cholangitis)

Obstruction or kinking of catheter

Leakage of gastric content onto skin

^*The frequency of complications has been reported to be from 1% to 17%. Data from Soriano and Davis,⁵ and Mori et al.¹⁹