Abstract
The placement of nasoenteric and percutaneous feeding tubes requires a surprising number of skills for the practicing endoscopist. Careful attention to detail and slight modifications of technique may reduce the number of complications that occur as a result of initial placement. The likelihood for development of subsequent complications often may be predicted by the presence or absence of specific risk factors. The benefit of maintaining gut integrity and the improvement in patient outcome from use of enteral feeding far outweighs the risk of any of these complications. Prompt attention and appropriate clinical expertise often provide a “quick fix” with simple endoscopic solutions, thereby minimizing subsequent sequelae to the patient.
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