An
feeding tube and a kit for installation of a
feeding tube includes a
balloon anchored gastric tube. A protective sleeve on a
dilator protects the toroidal
balloon from damage during surgical
insertion of the
feeding tube. In one example, a jejunal tube is integrated with the kit and the gastric tube serves as a gastric sleeve forming an annular region or channels for fluid flow to and / or from the
stomach and to / from the
jejunum. An integrated
gastro jejunal feeding tube unit may include a jejunal tube outlet port at one end, a jejunal
balloon port, a gastric sleeve outlet port, one or more gastric balloon ports, one or more gastric balloons, gastric drainage holes, a jejunal balloon positioned at end of the jejunal tube and sleeve. A black silk loop may
affix an end of the jejunal tube at a position in the
jejunum, and
insertion of the jejunal tube may be monitored continuously using an
endoscope. Drainage holes may be provided in the jejunal tube and / or the gastric sleeve. Depending on the
clinical state, feeding may be initiated through the gastric sleeve outlet port or via the jejunal tube outlet port and may be altered without surgical intervention, as required. Drainage holes in the gastric sleeve may be used to
deflate the
stomach, while
nutrition is provided by a jejunal tube inserted in the
jejunum, simultaneously.