Abstract

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is the procedure of placing a tube directly into the stomach to provide long-term enteral nutrition in patients with a functional gastrointestinal tract who can not be fed orally. The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube was first introduced into clinical practice in 1980. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube can be used for 18 months. Dislocation of the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube for various reasons is the most common major complication. Foley catheters are used to ensure the patency of the gastrostomy tract and also as a feeding tube. When the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube is dislodged, a new gastrostomy tube or Foley catheter should be inserted into the tube opening within 24 hours to ensure patency. In this case, a 78-year-old patient whose percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube was dislodged was presented, a patient who was successfully placed under emergency conditions by inserting a Foley catheter, whose tube patency was achieved, and whose enteral feeding was continued at the same time. The Foley catheter was inserted by the nutrition nurse. In this case report, it is aimed to emphasize that a Foley catheter can be temporarily inserted by the physician or nutrition nurse in order to ensure tube patency in cases where the gastroenterology specialist cannot be reached within the first 24 hours.