A PITFALL IN THE TECHNIQUE OF JEJUNAL TUBE INSERTION, RESULTING IN JEJUNAL PERFORATION

Authors
CARMON M SEROR D GOLDSTEIN B FEIGIN E UDASSIN R
Citation
M. Carmon et al., A PITFALL IN THE TECHNIQUE OF JEJUNAL TUBE INSERTION, RESULTING IN JEJUNAL PERFORATION, Journal of pediatric surgery, 29(10), 1994, pp. 1395-1396
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,Surgery
Journal title
Journal of pediatric surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223468
Volume
29
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1395 - 1396
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(1994)29:10<1395:APITTO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Enteral feeding by a jejunostomy tube is a reliable and cost-effective method for both long- and short-term nutritional support in selected patients, although a high complication rate has been reported in some series. The authors report on jejunal perforation in an infant, caused by a kinked jejunostomy tube, and emphasize this possible pitfall as a warning to others. Copyright (C) 1994 by W.B. Saunders Company