“…(b) Choice of the procedure : Among the studies, 17 included an explanation regarding the rationale of selecting the method of choice for the placement of PEC. The stated reasons are limited colonoscopy, 14 dolichocolon, 36 specific indication to deliver a therapeutic agent (fecal microbiota transplantation), 23 ineligibility for surgery, 19 , 20 , 25 – 27 , 31 , 33 , 39 multiple prior colonic decompressions and the subsequent choice to proceed with colonoscopy and PEC, 18 , 21 , 24 , 26 , 31 interposition between the stomach and transverse colon, 20 , 37 inability to decompress the colon by colonoscopy and subsequent choice to proceed with fluoroscopy 29 or abdominal CT scan with fluoroscopic PEC insertion, 25 patient refusal to undergo surgical cecostomy, 27 and a new diagnosis of colon cancer. 39 …”