Endoscopy 2004; 36(3): 234-235
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-814253
Case Report
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Unusual Malfunction of Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy Feeding Tubes in Patients with Intestinal Dysmotility

M.  B.  Frenz1 , D.  van Heel1 , G.  Siuda1 , S.  P.  L.  Travis1
  • 1Department of Gastroenterology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Further Information

Publication History

Submitted 22 January 2003

Accepted after Revision 21 May 2003

Publication Date:
26 February 2004 (online)

We report the complication of knotted percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) feeding tubes in three patients with intestinal dysmotility. The management of PEJ tube dysfunction and strategies to prevent this complication are discussed.

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