Catheter jejunostomy

  1. Abdominal paracentesis

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    Abdominal paracentesis

    Puncture the right lateral abdominal wall with the peel-away cannula and insert the catheter into the abdominal cavity.

  2. Jejunal puncture

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    Jejunal puncture

    Locate the second loop  of the jejunum. Here, first puncture the serosa with the second peel-away cannula, then advance the cannula external to the mucosa for a distance of 6-8 cm before puncturing the mucous membrane.

    Now insert the catheter into the lumen of the jejunum and remove the peel-away cannula.

  3. Intestinal catheter fixation

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    Intestinal catheter fixation

    Advance the catheter about 25 cm into the intestinal lumen and the close the intestinal insertion site of the catheter with a purse string suture.

Witzel suture line

Cover the purse string suture with several interrupted seroserous sutures. ... - Operations in gene

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