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Gastrojejunostomy Tube Intolerance

JAMA Internal Medicine 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.0279

April 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Teachable Moment describes a patient who underwent a recent gastrojejunostomy tube placement, who returned to the hospital after 3 weeks with gastrointestinal distress and leakage at the insertion site.

Corresponding Author: Alixander W. Oschmann, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health at San Antonio, Long School of Medicine, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229 (oschmann@uthscsa.edu).

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