migration of the tube outside of the stomach, perforation of the trachea, esophagus, or stomach, and aspiration of the feeding into the lungs. [1] Because of these potential adverse events ...

Denise Zamora faces nine felony charges. Officials say she falsified her daughter’s medical history and her own medical ...

It’s inserted the same way as a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tube is in someone who’s unable to eat or drink to provide them with liquid nutrition. PEG insertion uses only ...

Inserting this device would be similar to the procedure used to place a feeding tube into a patient’s stomach, which is commonly done for people who are unable to eat or drink. “If people ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new technology to help people lose weight – a balloon filled with silicone or air that gets inserted into the stomach ...

B ack in the early 2000s, Gastric Band Surgery (LAP-Band) was seen as the new frontier in weight loss. However, by 2019, it ...

According to an arrest affidavit, security video shows the suspect injecting her daughter's IV bag with another substance.

Most commercially available sumped or double lumen gastric tubes are made of polyurethane for this reason. There is a relatively large range of sizes and lengths of feeding tubes available for use ...

Inserting this device would be similar to the procedure used to place a feeding tube into a patient's stomach, which is commonly done for people who are unable to eat or drink. "If people ...