The Foley catheter needed to be replaced because of malfunction in 8 (34%) patients and the commercial replacement gastrostomy tube in 9 (41%) patients after 21.6 +/- 11.5 weeks and 19.3 +/- 9.3 ...

During the follow-up period gastrostomy tubes were removed from 15 patients due to commencement of oral feeding. In these patients, gastrocutaneous fistulas had healed within 3 4 days without ...