Your browser version may not work well with NCBI's Web applications. More information here...
1: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1988 Jul-Aug;12(4):417-8.Links

Obstructed feeding jejunostomy tube: a new method of salvage.

Bentz ML, Tollett CA, Dempsey DT.

Department of Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140.

The jejunostomy tube is an important means of access for enteral feeding in the surgical and medical patient. A common complication of this technique is tube occlusion. Once a mature tract has formed the tube can be removed and replaced, following by contrast radiologic documentation of its intraluminal position. With an immature tract, this option is not available. We report a safe, simple, and cost-effective method of unblocking a clogged jejunostomy using an arterial embolectomy catheter.

PMID: 3138456 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]