Impact of regular enteral feeding via jejunostomy during neo-adjuvant chemotherapy on body composition in patients with oesophageal cancer

BACKGROUND: Malnourishment and sarcopenia are well documented phenomena in oesophageal cancer. Patients undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy prior to oesophagectomy have complex nutritional needs. AIM: To examine the effect of regular nutritional support via feeding jejunostomy on overall body compo...

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Autores principales: Mohamed, Imran M, Whiting, John, Tan, Benjamin HL
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2019
Materias:
Observational Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31908723
http://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v11.i12.1182

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31908723
http://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v11.i12.1182

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