Temporary diverting enterostomy might be the initial step while treating gastrointestinal disorders in infants. According to the level of the stoma, calorie, fluid, and electrolyte imbalance might occur. Totally parenteral nutrition (TPN), parenteral fluid, and electrolyte balancing are the choice of support. Owing to limitations of both, distal refeeding (DR) has been suggested as an alternative. However, in English literature, there is no recommended technique for how DR should apply. This article is aimed at evaluating our innovative DR approach, which was not reported earlier. Between 2015 and 2019, patients on whom DR was performed by a cuffed silicon-based tunneled catheter were obtained. A total of 8 patients aged between 1 day and 7.5 years were included. Dislocation of the catheter and skin erosion were the minor complications that were observed. None of them necessitated TPN and vascular access. Moreover, patients could be discharged and were fully fed orally by their guardian at home, and any problem was observed during survival. Consequently, patients did not necessitate vascular access or TPN. They were all fully fed orally, and DR could be performed without a failure to thrive. Therefore, we believe that tunneled catheter DR is a safe and reliable method in infants. Institutional Review Board at Eskisehir Osmangazi University (Protocol no. 07/01/2020-26).
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