Latest 46++ Open Gastrostomy
Latest 46++ Open Gastrostomy. For introduction of food directly in a stomach at disturbance of passability of a gullet or for its functional switching off. A surgical gastrostomy may be performed if endoscopic insertion through the mouth is contraindicated. The stamm gastrostomy is an open technique, requiring an upper midline laparotomy and gastrotomy, with the catheter brought out in the left hypochondrium. Gastrostomy is performed because a patient temporarily or permanently needs to be fed directly through a tube in the stomach.