Feeding tube

As a feeding tube , is known a hose which is inserted in a patient's gastrointestinal tract to him with tube feeding if he himself can not take in sufficient food or liquid to supply.

Frequently used are:

• nasogastric tube that is advanced through the nose, throat, and esophagus into the stomach. This technique is used when there is only a short-term disturbance (between two and four weeks) in food intake .
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG tube) to provide long-term tube feeding to a patient.
• Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy , used to provide long-term tube feeding to a patient when a gastric emptying disorder is present.

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