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Transgastrostomy jejunal intubation for enteric alimentation.
- Source :
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AJR. American journal of roentgenology [AJR Am J Roentgenol] 1982 Dec; Vol. 139 (6), pp. 1129-33. - Publication Year :
- 1982
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Abstract
- Malnourished patients who cannot maintain an adequate oral intake but have normal intestinal absorption and motility are candidates for enteric alimentation. When impaired gastric peristalsis or an increased risk for aspiration makes gastrostomy feeding unsafe, direct jejunal infusion is the preferred route of alimentation. Angiographic techniques were used to convert previously placed, simple gastrostomies to combined gastrostomy-jejunostomies in 14 patients. In 17 additional patients, a combined gastrostomy-jejunal tube was placed under local anesthesia; angiographic techniques assisted in the placement of 11 of these tubes.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0361-803X
- Volume :
- 139
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- AJR. American journal of roentgenology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6816032
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.139.6.1129