Gastrectomy is a surgical procedure where a gastrectomy tube is placed inside the stomach for nutritional support. The patient is required not to eat for several hours before the surgery, and then the interventional radiologist inserts a nasogastric tube through the nose to the stomach carefully. Before starting the procedure, the patient is put under general anesthesia. This procedure is recommended for patients who are not able to eat properly due to health complications.
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Our baby is born with esophageal atresia. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, We have a baby born with esophageal atresia without fistula-type A. After two days of birth, and she had a surgical intervention, but, it was unsuccessful because the gut of stomach was not developed enough or it was very short to connect. Then, the doctors have installed a gastric ca... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Generally, for esophageal atresia, two to three procedures (in parts) are done for correcting the anomaly because it is almost impossible to stretch the tube so far as to reach the stomach. As far as I know, we put in a gastrostomy tube wherein food is directly poured ... Read Full »
Why is there aspiration of feeds in baby and what can be done?
Query: Hi doctor, My baby has undergone hospitalization many times since birth. She has been placed with tracheostomy and gastrostomy tube due to which mobility of the baby is not possible. We are consulting with renowned ENT surgeons and pediatric doctors and we had been told that ''the aspiration can b... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.The aspiration of feeds is due to the presence of bulbar palsy and palate pharyngeal muscle incoordination. As per the doctor's advise, try to improve the nutrition of the child and weight.Once the child gains a proper weight, then decannulation (removing tracheostomy tube)... Read Full »
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