title: Continent gastrostomies.
abstract: Today, there is an ever increasing need for accessing the intestinal tract for feeding. I have devised a continent gastrostomy. This gastrostomy meets our criteria in that it is relatively easy to construct with a stapler, provides an excellent blood supply and is completely continent and resistant to breakdown. Feeding with gastrostomy is simple: a catheter is inserted at the beginning and removed at the completion of the feeding, yielding no evidence of reflux.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, McKennan Hospital, Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013537:Sutures