DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a longtime friend, and now neighbor, who cannot consume food orally due to extensive cancer ...

The gastrostomy port is used for venting or emptying stomach drainage or air and or for feeding and the jejunostomy port is used for feeding. Jejunostomy tube: This tube is inserted into the small ...

Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or percutaneous), tip location (e.g ...

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

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