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

The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office is seeking public assistance in a medical child abuse investigation involving Lisa ...

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 ...

Goins' Munchausen syndrome by proxy case includes the placement of an unnecessary gastric feeding tube in her daughter.

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 ...

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

According to the fox4news.com website, 56-year-old Lisa Campbell-Goins was arrested on New Year’s Eve after being accused of ...

Mr Justice Nolan says he has ‘no doubt’ woman, aged in her mid-20s and weighing 37.5kg, can ‘get better again’ ...

The thought of managing a gastrostomy tube, or G-tube, at home can be scary. This video streamlines the process and offers tips and techniques to aid both the person and the family caregiver managing ...

A High Court judge has pleaded with a young woman suffering from anorexia to help him and her medical team save her life.