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The “Silk Road”: A Novel Method for Inserting Transpyloric Feeding Tubes in Low Resource Settings

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Novel bedside technique using silk sutures to weight feeding tube tips achieves 88% successful transpyloric placement in infants with refractory vomiting. Method requires only basic supplies and plain radiography, making it practical for resource-limited settings where fluoroscopy is unavailable.

Keywords

Transpyloric Feeding Enteral Nutrition Gastroesophageal Reflux Pediatric Gastroenterology Low-resource Settings Nasogastric Tube Placement Failure To Thrive

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#TranspyloricFeeding #PediatricNutrition #LowResourceMedicine #EnteralFeeding

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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. The “Silk Road”: A Novel Method for Inserting Transpyloric Feeding Tubes in Low Resource Settings. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2019-09-28. https://library.globalcastmd.com/article/1704?via_space=dr-todd-ponsky

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