title: Endoscopically assisted nasojejunal feeding tube placement.
abstract: Enteral nutrition is best delivered via a small bore feeding tube whose tip lies in the proximal jejunum. A major obstacle to tube placement is the lack of a reliable means of assuring passage through the pylorus. A simple, quick method of tube placement using endoscopic assistance that was successful in 18 of 20 (90%) attempts is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rives
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: LeRoy
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Bowden
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007583:Jejunum