Placement of esophagostomy feeding tubes ... including gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes. Both red rubber catheters (Kendall, Tyco Healthcare, Mansfield, MA) and purpose-made silicone tubes ...

Methods: During the period of March 1999 September 2004, placement of PEG tube was performed in 85 ... occasionally, jejunostomy. There are three ways to create a gastrostomy: surgically ...

Nasoenteric tubes are used for short-term periods and gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes for longer ... and delivery of medications. Insertion is a relatively simple procedure but frequently ...