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G tubes: Insertion of a primary Avanos Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube

A Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube, sometimes called a ‘button’, is a brand of balloon feeding tube. Learn about what to expect if your child’s Mic-Key low-profile balloon G tube is inserted by an interventional radiologist using image guidance. The majority of this page is specific to children who are patients at SickKids. 

G/GJ tubes: Mic-Key low-profile GJ tube

A low-profile gastrojejunostomy (GJ)  tube is a type of feeding tube. Learn how to care for your child's GJ tube and how to give feeds and medication.

Outcomes for premature babies

Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.

G/GJ tubes: Low-profile combination G/GJ tube

A low-profile combination gastrostomy/gastro jejunostomy (G/GJ) tube provides fluids, nutrition and medications directly into the small intestine, while also accessing the stomach at the same time. Learn about how to care for a child who has a low-profile combination tube.  

G tubes: Balloon G tubes

A balloon G tube is a type of feeding tube that has a balloon on the end to help prevent the tube from being accidentally pulled out. Learn how to care for your child’s balloon G tube and change it at home.

Cyberbullying: Talking to your children

Learn how to help your child use technology safely and what to do if your child has been bullied, has bullied others or has seen cyberbullying.

G/GJ tubes: How to use a feeding extension set for a low-profile balloon G tube

A low-profile feeding tube requires a feeding extension set to administer feeds and medications through the tube. Learn how to connect and remove the extension from your child’s feeding tube.

Button battery injuries

​Accidentally swallowing button batteries can cause life-threatening injury. Learn what to do if your child swallows a button battery.

Surgically inserted G tubes

Learn about surgically inserted G tubes, why your child may need one and how to care for your child’s feeding tube.

G/GJ tubes: What to do if your child’s feeding tube is blocked

Learn what to do if your child's feeding tube becomes blocked.

Substance use and substance use disorder: Overview

Find out which substances teens use most often, and why, and what to do if you are concerned about your teen’s substance use.

G/GJ tubes: Permanent feeding tube removal

Learn how to remove the feeding tube at home, if appropriate, and care for your child's tract after the permanent feeding tube removal.

G/GJ tubes: How to tell if a feeding tube is a good fit

Find out how to tell if your child’s feeding tube is a good fit and what you should do if the tube is too tight or too loose.

G/GJ tubes: Checking the balloon on a feeding tube

Learn how to check the volume of water in the balloon of a feeding tube as well as adjust the fit of the balloon tube.

G/GJ tubes: How to change the balloon G tube and check tube placement

Some feeding tubes have a balloon that sits inside the stomach to keep the tube securely in place. Learn how to change a balloon G tube and how to confirm it is in the correct place.

Tuberculosis (TB) disease

Tuberculosis (TB) is a curable bacterial disease spread from person to person through the air. Learn more about TB in children, including its causes, signs and symptoms and how it is diagnosed and treated.

G tubes: MIC PEG tube

A MIC PEG tube is a type of feeding tube. Discover how to care for your child's MIC PEG tube and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out. 

Enteral nutrition in intestinal failure

Enteral nutrition is any method of feeding that uses the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to deliver nutrition to your child. It can include food given through their mouth or through a feeding tube.

G tubes: Corflo PEG tube

A Corflo PEG tube is a type of feeding tube. Discover how to care for your child's Corflo PEG tube and what to do if it is accidentally pulled out.

G/GJ tubes: What to do if your child’s feeding tube moves

Find out how to prevent your child's G tube from moving in and out of the stoma, and what to do if you suspect it has moved.

Dealing with bullying

Patient-controlled and nurse-controlled analgesia

Find out how PCA and NCA help your child get relief from severe, short-term pain in the hospital.

Recreational water illnesses: Prevention and precaution

Learn how to prevent the spread of recreational water illnesses while cooling down in pools, fountains and water parks.

Surgically inserted J tubes

Learn why your child may need a surgically inserted J tube, how they are inserted and how to care for your child’s feeding tube.