title: A very feasible alternative in patients with feeding difficulties from gastrostomy: Jejunal tube advanced through the gastrostomy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Our aim is to share our experiences regarding patients who cannot be fed effectively through the gastrostomy tube, but were inserted feeding jejunostomy through the gastrostomy orifice using scopic fluoroscopic techniques utilised by the interventional radiology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 2010 and May 2013 the patients that were inserted jejunostomy tube through the gastrostomy orifice using fluoroscopic techniques were retrospectively analysed. Data including primary indication for gastrostomy, sex, concomitant disease and the requirement for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were all recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were five patients with these criteria. They all received either medical or surgical GERD therapy; nevertheless enteral feeding failed to reach an effective level, they all had vomiting and did not gain any weight. Following conversion, all the patients gained minimum 2 kg in 2-5 months; all the patients tolerated enteral feeding and were discharged in the early period. There were neither procedure related complications such as perforation, bleeding nor sedation related complications. Procedure took no more than 30 min as a whole. There was no need for surgical intervention. However in one patient re-intervention was required due to accidental removal of the catheter.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In case of feeding difficulties following the gastrostomy; instead of an invasive surgical intervention; physicians should consider jejunal feeding that is advanced through the gastrostomy, which does not require any anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty, Gazi University, 06500 Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Turkyilmaz
authors.forename: Kaan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.forename: Suna Ozhan
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Oktar
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Atilla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kokurcan
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oncu
authors.forename: Abdullah Can
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Basaklar
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D007582:Jejunostomy; D007583:Jejunum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012189:Retrospective Studies