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Empirical anti-TB therapy was started, but the patient refused further therapy (
feeding gastrostomy followed by operative closure of the fistula) and died at home.
The infant was transferred to a second hospital, where a
feeding gastrostomy and tracheotomy were placed.
Certainly, those Otolaryngology centers and individuals performing percutaneous placement of
feeding gastrostomy tubes are fully equipped to complete the process by teaching and performing EGD.
Feeding gastrostomy button: Experience and recommendations.
This beautiful baby girl survived her pneumonia, after almost two weeks on the ventilator, and her parents were momentarily relieved, until we informed them that, in order to prevent further, inevitable episodes of aspiration, she would require a
feeding gastrostomy tube (a tube that is put through the abdominal wall and directly into the stomach) and possibly a tracheostomy (a hole in the neck to assist with breathing).
Care of residents with
feeding gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes presents a special challenge in extended care.
Left cervical oesophagostomy and
feeding gastrostomy (using Fr 10G Foley's catheter) without thoracotomy was done for pure oesophageal atresia without tracheo-oesophageal fistula in 11 patients.