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Removal of food pipe from nostril
My father had a surgery for removal of a tumor around lips and two weeks ago and was put on a food pipe for fluids intake in nostril. We are going for another surgery for lymph nodes in neck and found covid posotive. Hence surgery is portponed and also the pipe removal. We need assistance if we could remove the pipe ourselves.
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First thing the surgery done for lip
What is it for
And what is the procedure they done
Than only will proceed further
The pipe u are saying it's called
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It's for his nutrition purpose
So
He is not allow to drink so they made the channel
So it will be good if u go and ask to the primery surgeon who did the procedure for lip
He will be the best person to answer your questions
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It's upto the operating surgeon to decide whether it can be safely removed. He/She would consider removal only when your father can take oral diet, without any difficulty, avoiding risk of complications.
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Dr. Mohammed Jameel Ahmed
General Surgeon
28 yrs exp
Nagpur
Removal is very simple but what substitute u have for nutrition.pl visit the surgeon or discuss online .
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Dr. Srinivas Rao
General Surgeon
38 yrs exp
Udupi
You can remove the tube if he can eat and take fluids from mouth
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