Conversion of gastrostomy to transgastric jejunostomy in children. 1997

K McHugh
Radiology Department, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007582 Jejunostomy Surgical formation of an opening through the ABDOMINAL WALL into the JEJUNUM, usually for enteral hyperalimentation. Jejunostomies
D008297 Male Males
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004933 Esophageal Atresia Congenital abnormality characterized by the lack of full development of the ESOPHAGUS that commonly occurs with TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA. Symptoms include excessive SALIVATION; GAGGING; CYANOSIS; and DYSPNEA. Atresia, Esophageal,Atresias, Esophageal,Esophageal Atresias
D005183 Failure to Thrive A condition of substandard growth or diminished capacity to maintain normal function. Thrive, Failure to
D005260 Female Females
D005471 Fluoroscopy Production of an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen. Fluoroscopies
D005774 Gastrostomy Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression. Gastrostomies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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