The American Gastroenterological Association has issued a Clinical Practice Update to improve the practice of endoscopic enteral access.

Placement of esophagostomy feeding tubes has largely replaced pharyngostomy ... severe pancreatitis, gastric outflow obstructions, or active vomiting should not receive esophagostomy tubes.

Placing a gastric tube in a term or preterm infant is ... them uniquely susceptible to the complications of tube placement and gavage feeding. These risk factors include their immature anatomy ...

It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be placed surgically, endoscopically or by interventional radiology. Nasogastric Tube (NG): An NG tube passes through ...

If syringe feeding is impossible ... esophageal, gastric or biliary tract surgery are candidates for nasogastric tube placement 1. The nasogastric tube provides a means to deliver calories ...

Deborah Lowe filed a lawsuit after dealing with more than three decades of pain, which she claims is the result of a feeding tube left inside ... and my stomach constantly swelled.” ...

A feeding tube insertion procedure, which is also called a gastrostomy, is a surgery where a feeding tube is installed in the patient's stomach through an abdominal incision. Feeding tube ...

A woman from East Grinstead has been forced to spend 20 hours a day hooked up to a feeding tube because of a rare stomach condition. Jessie Sharp, 29, was diagnosed with gastroparesis two and a ...

A Wisconsin woman is taking legal action after learning a feeding tube was allegedly left inside ... “I had migraines, shortness of breath, and my stomach constantly swelled.” ...

A Wisconsin woman is taking legal action after learning a feeding tube was allegedly left inside her body during surgery nearly 35 ... “I had migraines, shortness of breath, and my stomach constantly ...