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  1. Chest tube insertion - series (image) 
    ... lung can collapse, preventing adequate air exchange. Chest tubes are used to treat conditions that can cause ... Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and allow full expansion of the lungs. The tube ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100008_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Gastrostomy tube placement - series (image) 
    Gastrostomy tubes are inserted for various reasons. They may be needed temporarily or permanently. Gastrostomy tube insertion may be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100125_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Tube feeding (image) 
    Tube feeding is a way to provide nutrition when you cannot eat or drink safely by mouth. ... are unconscious or have trouble swallowing. Besides nutrition, tube feeding can provide fluids and medicines. It can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19965.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Ear tube insertion - series (image) 
    Ear tube insertion is recommended for: Fluid in the middle ear (present for more than 12 weeks) Recurrent ear ... the accumulated fluid is suctioned out. A small tube is inserted through the incised eardrum in order ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100045_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Eustachian tube (image) 
    ... are more common in children because their eustachian tubes are shorter, narrower, and more horizontal than in ... become trapped when the tissue of the eustachian tube becomes swollen from colds or allergies. Bacteria trapped ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19596.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Feeding tube (image) 
    A feeding tube is a small, soft, plastic tube placed through the nose or mouth into the stomach. A feeding tube is used to provide food and medicine into ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19845.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Eustachian tube anatomy (image) 
    The eustachian tube is the tube that runs between the middle ear and pharynx and regulates the ear pressure around the ear drum.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9308.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Chest tube insertion (image) 
    A chest tube is used to remove fluid from the space between the lungs and the wall of the chest. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9968.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Gastroschisis repair - series (image) 
    ... are covered with warm, moist, sterile dressings. A tube is inserted into the stomach (nasogastric tube, also called NG tube) to keep the stomach ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100023_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Omphalocele repair - series (image) 
    ... are covered with warm, moist, sterile dressings. A tube is inserted into the stomach (nasogastric tube, also called NG tube) to keep the stomach ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100033_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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