Eating by mouth will bring comfort and deliciousness. However, some patients with some problems cannot eat by mouth and need to have a nasogastric tube for feeding.

Hi doctor! The 87-year-old brother was diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer. Currently, he cannot eat because of choking and acid reflux. It is also difficult to drink.

Insertion of a nasogastric tube is an effective procedure in supporting the feeding and giving medication to patients who have lost the ability to eat by mouth. The technique of inserting a tube into the stomach is indicated depending on the purpose and duration of the treatment, and the appropriate method and type of catheter is selected. However, regardless of type, it is necessary to pay attention to the menu and how to care for patients eating through a nasogastric tube.

Gastric bypass is a supportive procedure for people who cannot chew or swallow on their own (patients with cerebrovascular accident, head and neck trauma, mechanical obstruction of the upper gastrointestinal tract such as esophageal cancer, cancer of the gastrointestinal tract). oropharynx, mouth...). Learning about how to feed a patient through a nasogastric tube will help the patient's loved one become more confident and competent in caring for the patient.

From the reality of the risk of infection and discomfort for patients who have to save the nasogastric tube for a long time, the endoscopic gastric bypass method was born and successfully applied on many patients. The procedure is fast (from 10 to 15 minutes), safe, with few complications, and can be performed right at the endoscopy room or hospital bed.

In fact, there are many newborns who cannot eat or drink by mouth and need to be fed by nasogastric tube. This method of nasogastric tube placement for newborns aims to bring food through the tube to the baby's stomach, and also helps to drain gas from the baby's stomach.

Gastrostomy feeding in infants is a way to provide breast milk or formula directly into the baby's stomach. This is a relatively physiologically appropriate way of nutritional support when it is not possible to ensure that the baby absorbs the necessary amount of milk through the mouth.

jejunostomy is a technique indicated in cases where the patient cannot eat or drink by mouth. Usually, neurological and brain-related diseases are the main cause of this condition, forcing the doctor to perform a jejunostomy through the skin under X-ray irradiation for the patient.

Laparoscopic gastrostomy is a procedure indicated for patients who cannot eat or drink by mouth for a long time. This procedure is often indicated for stomach cancer, oral cancer, pharynx cancer, esophageal cancer, etc.

Percutaneous gastrostomy under digital subtraction angiography guidance is a technique widely applied in clinical practice, especially for patients who cannot eat or drink by mouth or require general anesthesia.

Gastric tube placement is a common technique in feeding and giving medicine to patients who have lost the ability to eat or drink by mouth. There are two methods of gastric tube placement: inserting the tube into the digestive tract through the natural route from the nose or mouth and opening the stomach through the skin. Of which, percutaneous gastrectomy under X-ray enhancement is a minimally invasive gastric surgery technique that is safe for patients.