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Placement of a gastrojejunal tube system with a weighted distal end in children with surgical gastrostomies

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The conversion of a gastrostomy to a gastroje-junostomy may be impeded by the cranial angulation of the gastrostomy. In this report, a sheath was used to redirect the gastrostomy towards the pyloris allowing placement of a gastrojejunal tube sytem with a weighted end. The sheath allowed for successful placement of gastrojejunal tubes in four children. The weighted end prevented retraction of the jejunal tube into the stomach.

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  1. Department of Radiology, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Front Street at Erie Ave, 19134, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    S. B. Greenberg

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Greenberg, S.B. Placement of a gastrojejunal tube system with a weighted distal end in children with surgical gastrostomies. Pediatr Radiol 24, 173–174 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012181

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