A feeding tube insertion procedure, which is also called a gastrostomy, is a surgery where a feeding tube is installed in the ...

Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or percutaneous), tip location (e.g., stomach or jejunum), and enteral nutrition delivery ...

It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be placed surgically, endoscopically or by interventional radiology. Nasogastric Tube (NG): An NG tube passes through ...

In crisp white sheets, I lay in the folded down armchair beside her hospital bed. She sleeps gently beside me. I can hear the ...

A Texas woman is facing nine felony charges after she was accused of forcing her teenage daughter to undergo numerous ...

Getting a feeding tube before substantial weight loss may change the disease course and lengthen life with ALS, a study reports.

But what about tube feeding? Both her father’s doctor and speech therapist suggested that a thin plastic tube inserted through her father’s nose into the stomach could offer a solution.

A Texas mother has been charged with nine felony counts related to the medical abuse of her 15-year-old daugther, and ...

A retired fireman died after a feeding tube was mistakenly inserted into his lungs instead of his stomach, an inquest has heard. Terry Butler, 83, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, developed ...