A SILASTIC transanastomotic feeding tube and early enteral nutrition was used for 19 of 23 consecutively treated patients after repair of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Esophageal ... atresia (EA) poses a technical challenge with several surgical options. The purpose of this study was to review the authors' experience with the reversed gastric ...

Esophageal Atresia is one such condition ... Before he underwent the procedure, he was on a feeding tube which would help deliver fluids to directly go into his stomach. However, now post the ...

Nasogastric intubation is easy and is an effective means of delivering nutrition and fluids when other feeding ... esophageal, gastric or biliary tract surgery are candidates for nasogastric tube ...