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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

PEG Tubes vs. Jejunostomy Tubes


For those of you who may have been curious. I had a patient with a sub-total gastrectomy recently, and that was not a PEG tube. Looks similar. Different placement.

PEG = Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy. It's for gastric tube feeding. see: PEG Tubes - Wikipedia

No stomach (or an unsuitable stomach) means no gastrostomy. Therefore, the Jejunostomy tube goes directly to the jejunum (the middle section of the small intestine). see: Jejunostomy - Wikipedia , Jejunum - Wikipedia

Yay lower risk of aspiration!

And then, just because it's in the picture, too, see: Nasogastric Intubation - Wikipedia

(Credits for the pic go to nutritioncare.org)

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