1. Oral Candida Colonizes the stomach and gastrostomy feeding tubes The lumen of gastrostomy tubes is frequently colonized with Candida.

2. An apparatus and method for coupling a gastroscope (30) to a gastrostomy feeding tube apparatus (10) such that both can be introduced together into the alimentary tract, thereby eliminating the need to separately introduce the gastroscope afterward in order to verify that the gastrostomy feeding tube (11) has been correctly placed within the stomach of the patient.

3. This study is a consecutive case series in which we prospectively assess Bilio-entero-gastrostomy (BEG), which is a modified Bilioenteric shunt with gastric access loop, regarding the feasibility of endoscopic access to HJ and management of its stricture if encountered.