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Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:711-713
© 1992 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Percutaneous replacement jejunostomy

Richard F. Heitmiller, MD*, Anthony C. Venbrux, MD, Floyd A. Osterman, MD

Departments of Thoracic Surgery and Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Accepted for publication December 24, 1991.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Heitmiller, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Osler 624, Baltimore, MD 21205-2180.

After esophagectomy in which a surgical jejunostomy is performed, there is a small group of patients whose jejunostomy tube has been removed who require late postoperative nutritional support. For these patients, a percutaneous replacement jejunostomy technique is described that is simple and safe and that allows for enteral alimentation.




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