A small flexible tube goes down your nose to the back of your throat, down your food pipe (oesophagus) and into your stomach.

The majority of nasogastric tubes are inserted on the ward level OR the tubes may be placed in theatre at the time of surgery.

The majority of nasogastric tubes are inserted on the ward level OR the tubes may be placed in theatre at the time of surgery.

Together with the use of water-soluble contrast media and over-the-wire technique, fluoroscopy-guided placement of nasogastric feeding tubes offers a higher rate of technical success while decreasing procedure time as well as the incidence of procedure-related complications.

The majority of nasogastric tubes are inserted on the ward level OR the tubes may be placed in theatre at the time of surgery.

In difficult cases, tube insertion is undertaken under fluoroscopic guidance.

Together with the use of water-soluble contrast media and over-the-wire technique, fluoroscopy-guided placement of nasogastric feeding tubes offers a higher rate of technical success while decreasing procedure time as well as the incidence of procedure-related complications.