Gastrostomy Tubes (G Tube) - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
网页A gastrostomy tube, often called a G tube, is a surgically placed device used to give direct access to your child's stomach for supplemental feeding, hydration or medicine. G tubes are used for a variety of medical conditions, but the most common use is for feedings to enhance your child’s nutrition.
Feeding Tubes: Types, Placement, What to Know - WebMD
网页2023年2月8日 · 10 min read. What Is a Feeding Tube? A feeding tube is a flexible plastic tube placed into your stomach or bowel to help you get nutrition when you're unable to eat as well as you need to. You...
PEG Tube, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - Cleveland Clinic
网页2021年4月19日 · A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a procedure to place a feeding tube. These feeding tubes are often called PEG tubes or G tubes. The tube allows you to receive nutrition directly through your stomach. This type of feeding is also known as enteral feeding or enteral nutrition.
Types of Feeding Tubes and Their Uses - Verywell Health
网页2023年10月10日 · G tube: A gastric tube (G tube) offers direct access to the stomach through a surgical cut in the left upper side of your abdomen. This means it bypasses the mouth and throat entirely.
Feeding Tube Insertion (Gastrostomy) - Healthline
网页2018年6月15日 · A feeding tube is a device that’s inserted into your stomach through your abdomen. It’s used to supply nutrition when you have trouble eating. Feeding tube insertion is also called percutaneous...
Placement of G Tube, J Tube, and GJ Tube - St. Jude together
网页A feeding tube (G tube, GJ tube, or J tube) may be surgically placed in the stomach or intestine. Learn about gastrostomy, gastro-jejunostomy, and jejunostomy.
Gastrostomy tubes: Placement and routine care - UpToDate
网页2024年1月9日 · Gastrostomy tubes may be placed endoscopically, surgically, or radiologically. This topic will review the placement and routine care of gastrostomy tubes, including management of dysfunctioning gastrostomy tubes, with a focus on percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes.
Tube Feeding (Enteral Nutrition) - Cleveland Clinic
网页2024年2月21日 · Feeding tubes are soft, flexible plastic tubes through which liquid nutrition travels through your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Healthcare providers also sometimes administer medicines through feeding tubes.
Feeding tube insertion - gastrostomy - Mount Sinai Health System
网页A gastrostomy feeding tube (G-tube) insertion is the placement of a feeding tube through the skin and the stomach wall. It goes directly into the stomach. The stomach connects the esophagus to the small intestine, and acts as an important reservoir for food, prior to delivery to the small intestine.
Gastrostomy tubes: Uses, patient selection, and efficacy in ... - UpToDate
网页2024年4月9日 · This topic will review clinical conditions for which gastrostomy tubes are placed, timing of placement, and the available evidence on effectiveness of gastrostomy tubes. Placement technique, routine care, and complications of endoscopically-placed gastrostomy tubes are discussed separately.