title: Placement of a gastrojejunal tube system with a weighted distal end in children with surgical gastrostomies.
abstract: The conversion of a gastrostomy to a gastrojejunostomy may be impeded by the cranial angulation of the gastrostomy. In this report, a sheath was used to redirect the gastrostomy towards the pyloris allowing placement of a gastrojejunal tube system with a weighted end. The sheath allowed for successful placement of gastrojejunal tubes in four children. The weighted end prevented retraction of the jejunal tube into the stomach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA 19134.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation