A gastrostomy is the creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastric decompression. Typically this would...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an endoscopic medical procedure in which a tube (PEG tube) is passed into a patient's stomach through the...

nasojejunal tubes, and those placed directly into the abdomen, such as a gastrostomy, gastrojejunostomy, or jejunostomy feeding tube. A nasogastric feeding...

affects feeding tubes placed into the stomach (gastrostomy tubes) through the abdominal wall. Gastrostomy tubes include an internal bumper, which secures...

stomata include:[citation needed] Esophagostomy Gastrostomy (also see percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) Cholecystostomy Choledochostomy Enteric: Cecostomy...

jejunal feeding tube. A jejunal feeding tube is an alternative to a gastrostomy feeding tube and is commonly used when gastric enteral feeding is contraindicated...

degree of higher brain function recovery, his family requested that his gastrostomy feedings be terminated, a request based on the fact that Brophy had verbally...

vesicovaginal fistulas. Persistent gastrocutaneous fistulas can develop after gastrostomy. Trauma: Prolonged childbirth can lead to fistulas in women, in whom...

surgically creating a hole (a new "mouth" or "stoma") Gastrostomy Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Gastroduodenostomy Gastroenterostomy Ileostomy Jejunostomy...

Billroth II Roux-en-Y Gastroenterostomy Gastropexy Gastrostomy Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy Esophagogastric dissociation Hill repair Nissen fundoplication...