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  Failure to Thrive (inability for one to eat because of obstruction of esophagus or inability eat otherewise.
  Treatment goals
 

Place tube into the stomach to tube feedings can be accomplished.

  Treatment
 
Place tube into stomach through a hole in the abdominal wall. Usually done only after the preferred techinque of placing the tube via the gastroscope fails or can not be done.
  Procedure
 

Laparoscopic gastrostomy tube placement

  Length of hospital stay
 
1 day
  Potential complications
 
SIDE EFFECTS - None. COMPLICATIONS - dislodgement of tube resulting in leakage of stomach material into abdominal cavity