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Inserción de sonda de alimentación por gastrostomía - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Inserción de sonda de gastrostomía; Inserción de sonda de alimentación; Inserción de sonda en el estómago; Inserción de sonda de gastrostomía endoscópica percutánea

Definición:

Es la colocación de una sonda de alimentación a través de la piel y la pared estomacal, directamente dentro del estómago.

Descripción:

La inserción de una sonda de gastrostomía se hace en parte usando un procedimiento llamado endoscopia. Para obtener información sobre cómo se realiza este procedimiento, ver el artículo esofagogastroduodenoscopia (EGD).

Después de que se introduce la sonda de endoscopia, se limpia e insensibiliza la piel por encima del lado izquierdo del área del vientre (abdomen). El médico hace una pequeña incisión quirúrgica en esta área e introduce una pequeña sonda flexible y hueca con un globo o punta especial en el estómago. El médico utiliza suturas para cerrar el estómago alrededor de la sonda.

Indicaciones:

Las sondas de gastrostomía se colocan por varias razones y se pueden necesitar por corto tiempo o permanentemente. Este procedimiento se puede recomendar para:

  • Bebés con anomalías congénitas de la boca, el esófago o el estómago (por ejemplo,atresia esofágica o fístula traqueoesofágica)
  • Pacientes que no pueden deglutir correctamente
  • Pacientes que no pueden tomar suficiente alimento por la boca para estar saludables
  • Pacientes que continuamente aspiran alimento cuando comen
  • Reviewed last on: 4/26/2010
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Tawa NE Jr, Fischer JE, In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 7.

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