Jejunostomy tube: This tube is inserted into the small intestine and the feed is delivered via pump or by slow gravity feeds on rare occasions. This tube doesn’t have a balloon attached to it, but it ...

Presented to the New England Surgical Society September 28, 1929. From the Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. † Moise — Assistant Surgeon, Eastern ...

Jejunostomy feeding tubes are often used to provide nutrition support after discharge from hospital after surgery. Some small studies have shown a benefit in terms of weight preservation, but none ...

A 19-year-old woman with idiopathic gastroparesis and a jejunostomy tube presented to hospital with a recurrent pruritic eruption over the legs (Figure 1), which appeared several minutes after ...

Presented to the New England Surgical Society September 28, 1929. From the Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. † Moise — Assistant Surgeon, Eastern ...