Placement of a duodenal feeding tube via gastrostoma with fiberoptic bronchoscope. |
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Authors: | T S Lee Y Wu |
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Affiliation: | Department of Anesthesiology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance 90509. |
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Abstract: | We report a case of esophageal disruption that required a duodenal feeding tube. Because of collapse of the gastric outlet secondary to severe emaciation, several attempts to place a tube into the duodenum via gastrostoma had ended in failure. We finally were able to accomplish it with the aid of a fiberoptic bronchoscope and a Swan-Ganz catheter. The procedure is described and discussed. |
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