Jejunostomy is a surgical procedure where one creates a hole in the abdomen into the part of the small intestine known as the jejunum. A small tube is inserted into this hole or stoma through this opening and secured in the abdomen. For patients who are unable to eat orally or receive nutrition via a feeding tube, food and medicine can be delivered through the jejunostomy tube or J-tube.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through her reports. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). As per the above reports, it looks like metastatic stage 4 gastric cancer.
Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I can understand your concern.It is better to put in a feeding tube rather than daily saline, for example, a jejunostomy feeding tube.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is an unusual situation. Most of the time, it does not happen. But it is happening with you that food is coming out from the feeding jejunostomy site.
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