Table 2. Indications for Gastrostomy.

Author	H&N		Neurological impairmenta		Others		Total
	PEG	RIG	PEG	RIG	PEG	RIG	PEG	RIG
Lewis et al.16	4	7	20	20	4	1	34	31
Hoffer et al.39	7	9	54	55	8	2	69	66
ProGas Study Group9	0	0	157	114	0	0	157	114
Laskaratos et al.8	8	9	34	21	11	10	53	40
Allen et al.19	0	0	57	51	0	0	57	51
La Nauze et al.20	16	31	48	54	15	16	80	97
Rio et al.22	0	0	21	121	0	0	21	121
Leeds et al.23	69	106	111	46	53	18	233	170
Blondet et al.24	0	0	21	22	0	0	21	22
Galaski et al.26	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	30	44
Eze et al.28	44	15	0	0	0	0	44	15
Silas et al.31	41	0134	89	37	47	22	177	193
Desport et al.32	0	0	30	20	0	0	30	20
Neeff et al.33	56	18	0	0	0	0	56	18
Wollman and D'Agostino42	13	25	84	25	17	18	79	46

^aNeurological impairment includes motor neuron disease, cerebrovascular disease, cerebral tumor, and cerebral trauma.

H&N, head and neck cancer; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; RIG, radiologically-inserted gastrostomy.