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Ins and Outs of Enteral Access. Part 3: Long‐Term Access—Jejunostomy
Author(s) -
Vanek Vincent W.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nutrition in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1941-2452
pISSN - 0884-5336
DOI - 10.1177/0115426503018003201
Subject(s) - medicine , jejunostomy , enteral administration , reflux , term (time) , stomach , surgery , general surgery , parenteral nutrition , disease , physics , quantum mechanics
Feeding jejunostomy tubes can be useful in patients with gastroesophageal reflux or a nonfunctioning stomach and can be short‐term, long‐term, or permanent. These tubes can be inserted surgically, endoscopically, radiologically, or laparoscopically. Each of these techniques is described, and their mortality, morbidity, advantages, and disadvantages are compared.