Gastrojejunal tube feeding in infancy

What it means

Feeding problem necessitating gastrojejunal tube feeding.

The rationale for gastrojejunal tube feeding is that placing the tip of the tube beyond the ligament of Treitz prevented duodenogastric reflux or gastro-esophageal reflux. Gastrojejunal feeding tubes have since been used in children who are deemed too unfit for antireflux surgery or where fundoplication has failed.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Gastro-jejunal tube feeding in infancy