A surgeon places a feeding tube that provides nutrients directly into the patient's stomach. This type of tube is called a:
a. nasogastric tube

b. jejunostomy
c. surgical gastrostomy.
d. percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
e. surgical gastrectomy.


c

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