Technique for Percutaneous Fluoroscopically Guided G-Tube Placement in a High-BMI Patient

Abstract EN

Enteral feeding is still the preferred method of nutritional support even in patients with excessive body mass index.

Often, this mass poses a hindrance in performing routine procedures.

We present a case describing the technique used to safely place a fluoroscopically guided G-tube in a patient with a significant nutritional deficit after repair of a ruptured thoracic aneurysm.

Her admission weight was in excess of 180 Kg.

However, protracted respiratory insufficiency and mechanical ventilation prolonged her hospital course.

The G-tube was successfully placed using a fluoroscopically guided technique.

The advantages of such an approach are discussed.