A feeding tube is a device that’s inserted into your stomach through your abdomen. It’s used to supply nutrition when you have trouble eating. Learn about how to prepare for a feeding tube ...

LOUISVILLE-The "feeding tube" that was removed Friday from Terri Schiavo was most likely a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube, or PEG - a cleverly designed device that can be initially ...

When long-term tube feeding is anticipated and/or enteral tube feeding exceeds 4–6 weeks, a gastrostomy tube should be considered (ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition, in press).

The mother of an infant boy who requires an operation for a feeding tube has said five-year waiting lists could mean "life or death" for her little boy - and others like him. Tristan McIlwaine was ...