Feeding Jejunostomy is a common procedure with multiple indications for performing it. Perhaps in an Oncological Set up or in Medical colleges the most common cause of doing an FJ is for inoperable Ca oesophagus. For these patients feeding jejunostomy is a permanant one and act as a route for enteral nutrition. Despite being explained /educating the patient/relatives about how to adminster home based liquid food via FJ and regular flushing patients do turn up, with FJ block.Today one of my patient turned up with FJ block and it was just 10 th postop day.
She is able to take very little liquid diet orally. Flushing did not help..I didnot plan to change the tube as its takes atleast 2 weeks to form the track. What are the further options,apart from redoing the FJ/or changing the tube?
