Evaluating Factors for Prophylactic Feeding Tube Placement in Gastroesophageal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy

PURPOSE: Though better studied in head/neck cancers, there are currently no studies on timing of feeding tube (FT) placement in patients with gastroesophageal cancer. This study sought to discern characteristics of patients who used versus did not use a prophylactic FT (pFT), and also analyzed facto...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Verma, Vivek, Allen, Pamela K., Lin, Steven H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
Materias:
Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5623934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29021972
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2017.00235

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5623934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29021972
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2017.00235

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