Comparison of Gastrostomy Tube Replacement Verification Using Air Insufflation Versus Gastrograffin David T. Burke, MD, MA, Amir El Shami, BS, Edward Heinle, MD, Burt D. Pina, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 87, Issue 11, Pages 1530-1533 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.07.266 Copyright © 2006 The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 An AP abdominal radiograph after PEG tube placement with an injection of 240mL of air. The tube can be seen projecting left of the midlumbar spine with a loop to the right and crossing the greater curvature of the stomach. The stomach is distended with air, and the balloon, near the tip of the tube, is noticeably outlined with air within the lumen of the stomach. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006 87, 1530-1533DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2006.07.266) Copyright © 2006 The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 An AP abdominal radiograph after PEG tube placement and an injection of 25mL of gastrograffin. The tube can be seen projecting up the left side of the abdomen, and contrast medium appears to enter the stomach lumen. The balloon is not visualized in the stomach. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006 87, 1530-1533DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2006.07.266) Copyright © 2006 The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions