A pitfall in the technique of jejunal tube insertion, resulting in jejunal perforation.
Enteral feeding by a jejunostomy tube is a reliable and cost-effective method for both long- and short-term nutritional support in selected patients, although a high complication rate has been reported in some series. The authors report on jejunal perforation in an infant, caused by a kinked jejunostomy tube, and emphasize this possible pitfall as a warning to others.
Carmon
M
M
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
Seror
D
D
Goldstein
B
B
Feigin
E
E
Udassin
R
R
D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects*