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Confirmation of transpyloric feeding tube placement by ultrasonography
M Greenberg1, R Bejar, S Asser
1Department of Pediatrics, University of California Medical Center, San Diego 92103.
The Journal of Pediatrics
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
We compared ultrasonography with radiography for placement of transpyloric feeding tubes. Ultrasound study successfully determined tube tip position and gave functional information unavailable with radiography, allowing for greater accuracy of placement and the observation of transpyloric reflux of feedings.