BACKGROUND
Long-tube decompression has achieved a 75% to 80% success rate in 5 studies, and the short tube had a 40% success rate in 3 studies.
METHODS
From 1984 to 1991, an endoscope-advanced long intestinal tube was placed into the jejunum in 17 patients, and from 1992 to 2004 an improved long tube was used in 23 patients. Costs were calculated for each type of procedure.
RESULTS
In the f...