title: Percutaneous feeding tube method for use in children.
abstract: Surgical gastrostomy has been a widely accepted method for introducing a percutaneous feeding tube for many years. However, complications are frequent, and many children who need them are not good surgical candidates. This study examines imaging guided percutaneous placement of feeding gastrostomy catheters as a safe and effective alternative to surgery.
authors.affiliation: Radiologic Sciences Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5111.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rafert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cory
mesh_terms: D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011029:Pneumoradiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate