Infant who has just undergone a gastrostomy tube replacement which was technically difficultAP image from a gastrostomy tube injection done with water soluble contrast (left) shows none of the injected contrast conforming to the lumenal contour of the stomach. AXR taken 15 minutes later (right) shows the extravasated contrast diffusing throughout the peritoneum and outlining loops of bowel and being excreted in the bladder.The diagnosis was malposition of the gastrostomy tube replacement outside of the stomach. Infant who
has just undergone a gastrostomy tube replacement which was technically difficultAP image from a gastrostomy tube injection done with water soluble contrast (left) shows none of the injected contrast conforming to the lumenal contour of the stomach. AXR taken 15 minutes later (right) shows the extravasated contrast diffusing throughout the peritoneum and outlining loops of bowel and being excreted in the bladder.The diagnosis was malposition of the gastrostomy tube replacement outside of the stomach.