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Whipple ire surgery: is a feeding tube down the throat usually necessary postop? and, for how long?

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Dr. Nir Hus answered

NG tube / feeding : The short answere is yes. Usually you will wake up with a temporary Nasal Gastric tube. It is highly variable on what has transpired during your surgery. But the important thing to focus on is that it is temporary.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/27/2017

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