title: Endoscopic placement of long intestinal tubes.
abstract: Partial intestinal obstruction has been successfully managed by the use of long intestinal tubes. For proper decompression, the long tube must pass beyond the pylorus; however, failure of the tube to progress by gravity alone has been reported to be as high as 46 per cent. A simple method of endoscopic placement of the long tube into the duodenum is described. If one is familiar with performing upper endoscopy, this technique can be learned easily.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinya
mesh_terms: D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*