title: Insertion of a soft silastic nasogastric tube at operation for esophageal atresia: a new technical method.
abstract: A new and simple technical method for insertion of a soft silastic nasogastric tube into the stomach in neonates born with esophageal atresia is described. The technique is simple, easy to perform, and enables feeding the baby through this tube a day after the operation. Our method is based on the principle used in insertion of Broviac-Hickman catheters, namely the use of a "peel-away sheath" through which the silastic feeding tube is threaded. We have used this technique in five patients with esophageal atresia without any complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sweed
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bar-Maor
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shoshany
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004548:Elasticity; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers