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Enteral nutrition
A way to provide food through a tube placed in the nose, stomach, or small intestine. A tube in the nose is called a nasogastric or nasoenteral tube. A tube may be placed into the stomach or small intestine through a hole called a gastrostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (peg), jejunostomy, or percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (pej).
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- Category: Gastroenterology
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