Diane H
Senior member
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2013
- Messages
- 652
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 11/1985
- Country
- US
- State
- IN
- City
- Fort Wayne
That type of tube is often used as the first tube in a PEG procedure by old school doctors. I have no idea why a radiologist trained in the new PRG/RIG procedure would use one, but a tube with a mushroom end or a solid bolster or flange won't be pushed through the newly made tract from the skin to the stomach. I would be too large and damaging to the fresh tract and stoma. Sometimes they are pulled out that way but OUCH! My doctor won't do it that way because I am on coumadin.