Extreme hypernatremia in a critically ill patient with feeding-jejunostomy: a case report. [PDF]
Critical Care Innovations, 2023 Hypernatremia is a frequent and potentially life-threatening condition in hospitalized patients. It is a disorder of water metabolism and is usually defined as a plasma sodium concentration above 145 mEq/L.
Amarjeet Kumar +4 more
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T-tube Jejunostomy Feeding After Pancreatic Surgery: A Safe Adjunct [PDF]
Asian Journal of Surgery, 2004 Patients with pancreatic disease are often malnourished because of biliary and gastric outlet obstruction or the catabolic response to sepsis or cancer. In this study, we reviewed our experience of providing enteral nutrition through a T-tube jejunostomy
Paul A. Thodiyil +2 more
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Jejunojejunal Intussusception Following Jejunostomy [PDF]
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2006 Jejunojejunal intussusception is a rare complication of jejunostomy, and its preoperative diagnosis and surgical treatment have not been reported.
Tsung-Hsien Wu
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Comparative study of esophageal stent and feeding gastrostomy/jejunostomy for tracheoesophageal fistula caused by esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: A malignant tracheoesophageal/bronchoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a life-threatening complication of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. A feeding gastrostomy/jejunostomy had been the most common treatment method for patients with TEF before ...
Yen-Hao Chen +6 more
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Totally laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy – a technique modification
Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques, 2011 In oncological patients with upper gastrointestinal tract tumours, dysphagia and cachexy necessitate gastrostomy orjejunostomy as the only options of enteral access for long-term feeding.
Maciej Bobowicz +6 more
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Jejunal perforation caused by a feeding jejunostomy tube: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008 Introduction Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy and feeding jejunostomy are used for providing long-term nutritional support to patients with neurological disorders. Various mechanical complications of these procedures are described.
Stylianides Nicholas A +3 more
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Vertical distance from navel as a risk factor for bowel obstruction associated with feeding jejunostomy after esophagectomy: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2020 Background Placement of feeding jejunostomy (PFJ) during esophagectomy is an effective method to maintain adequate nutrition, but is associated with serious complications such as bowel obstruction and jejunal torsion. The purpose of the current study was
Teppei Kamada +11 more
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Bowel obstruction associated with a feeding jejunostomy and its association to weight loss after thoracoscopic esophagectomy [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2019 Background Our aim was to clarify the incidence of bowel obstruction associated with a feeding jejunostomy (BOFJ) after thoracoscopic esophagectomy and its association to characteristics and postoperative change in body weight.
Hiroyuki Kitagawa +7 more
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Thoracic Segmental Spinal Anaesthesia for Feeding Jejunostomy: A Case Series of Clinical Experience
Journal of Onco-Anaesthesiology and Perioperative MedicinePatients with advanced upper gastrointestinal malignancies undergoing feeding jejunostomy frequently present with compromised physiological reserve and anticipated airway challenges.
Nidhi Bangarwa +2 more
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Jejunostomy tube-induced intussusception
Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2018 Intussusception involves the telescoping of a segment of bowel into an adjacent segment. It is the leading cause of intestinal obstruction in the pediatric age group; however, it is relatively rare and accounts for just about 1% of the cases of small ...
Arvind Krishnamurthy
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