1.   That is the feeding tube being removed and him being allowed to die with dignity.

2.   Cyclosporin A in pure olive oil was administered intragastrically using a metal feeding tube.

3.   A large feeding tube was inserted into the stomach via a gastrotomy and threaded through the duodenum past the anastomosis.

4.   Although there had been reports Burns was so ill he needed a feeding tube, Fein had said that was not the case.

5.   Another girl makes a zero out of an intravenous feeding tube, since her mother is in the hospital, dying of cancer.

6.   Another is customized to make allowances for a twisted spine and a feeding tube discreetly tucked beneath a blanket.

7.   Another veterinarian euthanizes the wrong dog, while yet another kills a cat by inserting a feeding tube into its lungs.

8.   At night, they take turns getting up to adjust feeding tubes, administering medication or changing diapers for the youngsters who require round-the-clock attention.

9.   Bette Bond of Levittown, Pa., ate only from a feeding tube for eight years because of constant gall bladder pain.

10.   Bettina Finocchio had seen her mother try to pull out intravenous lines when she was hospitalized, and knew she would pull out a feeding tube.