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==Types == ===NG tube=== A nasogastric tube is a tube from the nose through the esophagus and into the stomach.<ref name="aus">{{Cite web | url = https://www.gastroparesisaustralia.com/feeding/ | title = Tube Feeding | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = 2018-08-13 | website = Gastroparesis Australia|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-03-25}}</ref> ===NJ tube=== A nasojejunal tube goes from the nose through the esophagus and stomach, and then into the small intestine.<ref name="aus" /> ===PEG tube=== A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tube goes directly into the stomach, bypassing the nose, mouth and esophagus. A gastrostomy (surgery) is needed to place it into the stomach.<ref name="PEG-PEJ">{{Cite web | url = https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/peg-pej-tube-feeding | title = About the Placement of Your PEG or PEJ Tube for Feeding | last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2022-03-25}}</ref> ===PEJ tube=== A jejunostomy surgery is needed to insert a percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) or PEJ tube through the skin and directly into the small intestine, bypassing the nose, mouth, esophagus and stomach.<ref name="PEG-PEJ" />
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