Skin‐Level Gastrostomies and Jejunostomies for Long‐Term Enteral Feeding
- 1 November 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Vol. 13 (6) , 648-650
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0148607189013006648
Abstract
Skin level gastrostomies and jejunostomies were used in 17 patients for long-term enteral feeding. These devices offer greater comfort to the patient and less potential complications and dysfunction compared to tube gastrostomies and jejunostomies. Placement of the skin level devices requires "mature" gastrocutaneous and jejunocutaneous fistulas. These fistulas can be created by initial placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies and jejunostomies. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition13:648-650, 1989)This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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