DO WE REALLY NEED GASTROSTOMY IN EVERY ANATOMICAL ANOMALY? A COMMENT ON PATIENT SELECTION FOR PEDIATRIC GASTROSTOMY TUBES: ARE WE PLACING TUBES THAT ARE NOT BEING USED?

Commentary questioning gastrostomy tube placement criteria in pediatric patients with anatomical anomalies. Discusses findings that 15% of pediatric gastrostomies are used less than 6 months and advocates for nasogastric tube feeding as alternative in short-term cases requiring careful patient selection.