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Does A Feeding Tube Help Dementia Patients?
A gastrostomy feeding tube insertion is the placement of a feeding tube through the skin and the stomach wall, directly into the stomach.
Alternative Names
Gastrostomy tube insertion; G-tube insertion; PEG tube insertion; Stomach tube insertion; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube insertion
Description
Gastrostomy feeding tube insertion is done in part using a procedure called endoscopy. For information on how this procedure is done, see:
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