Abstract: Mesentery tube apparatus that may be adhered to various portions of a patient's body for holding a tube such as a catheter and permits replacement of the tube while the apparatus is still adhered to the body, said apparatus including a base plate of sufficient flexibility to conform to the part of the human body to which it is to be adhered, a self adhesive coating on one surface of the plate for adhering the plate to the body and at least one flap having an end portion permanently adhered to the base plate. In one embodiment the base plate has an upwardly opening groove to have the tube extend thereinto and there is provided only one flap which has a self adhesive coating for adhering to the part of the tube extending radially outwardly of the groove and to adhere to a self adhesive coating on the base plate on either side of the groove, there being a self adhesive coating extending across the grooved portion.