Endoscopically assisted nasojejunal feeding tube placement.
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.
Rives
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DA
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912.
LeRoy
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JL
Hawkins
M L
ML
Bowden
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TA
D004724:Endoscopy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007583:Jejunum