Risk of stomach fistulas increased by prolonged use of stomach feeding tubes in children
Pediatric patients with intestinal failure often need gastrostomy tubes, or feeding tubes inserted into an opening created in the stomach, for long-term nutrition.
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Risk of stomach fistulas increased by prolonged use of stomach feeding tubes in children
July 7, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, feeding-tubes, intestinal-failure, on call diets, opening-created, stomach, the-stomach, tubes
