A transoral intermittent gastrostomy tube (TIGT) is a gastrostomy tube that is inserted through the mouth when needed and removed after use.
Prolonged retention of gastric tube will compress the esophagus for a long time, which will cause bacterial growth and reduce the patient’s autonomic function, whereas transoral intermittent gastric tube can be inserted when it is necessary to feed through the mouth, and then removed after the end of feeding, which reduces the prolonged retention of gastric tube, alleviates the patient’s discomfort, and reduces the infections caused by the gastric tube, and reduces the use of antibiotics, and improves the patient’s adherence to the treatment.
Moreover, the intermittent retention of gastric tube via mouth can improve the recovery of swallowing function after the placement of gastric tube, which is conducive to the early removal of gastric tube, reduce the occurrence of complications, and reduce the hospitalization time.