A Rare Complication of Feeding Jejunostomy: Murky Waters of the Surgeons

Siddhi Chawla; Binit Sureka; Vaibhav K Varshney; Raghav Nayar; Kelu S Sreesanth

doi:10.7759/cureus.12945

A Rare Complication of Feeding Jejunostomy: Murky Waters of the Surgeons

Cureus. 2021 Jan 27;13(1):e12945. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12945.

Authors

Siddhi Chawla¹, Binit Sureka¹, Vaibhav K Varshney², Raghav Nayar², Kelu S Sreesanth²

Affiliations

¹ Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND.
² Surgical Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Jodhpur, IND.

Abstract

Feeding jejunostomy (FJ) is a common surgical procedure for patients presenting with absolute dysphagia. Jejunostomy tube-induced intussusception is an extremely rare complication associated with it and its recognition and proper management are necessary to prevent subsequent bowel ischemia of the intussusception. We present a rare case with simultaneous intussusception at two sites in a patient who underwent FJ with Foley's catheter one month back and subsequently managed by surgical reduction and repositioning of the FJ tube.

Keywords: complication; feeding jejunostomy; intussusception.

Publication types

Case Reports