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Gastrectomy Case Summary

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The patient is an 84-year-old gentleman who presented to the ED because the J-tube had fallen out. The patient had a subtotal gastrectomy Roux-en Y and gastrojejunostomy with D tube adenoidectomy and placement of jejunostomy tube on 12/14/2016 for gastric tumor. The patient was discharged to a rehabilitation and presented because the jejunostomy tube had dislodged. It actually had been pulled out the morning of presentation. The patient was clinically stable and was admitted inpatient. The patient was already tolerating oral feedings and basically stayed overnight in the hospital and was discharged. We attempted to request an outpatient order on this patient and never received it, therefore the admission is

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