Effect of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (Peg) Tube Feeding on Nutritional Status in Patients Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy for Oesophageal Cancer
2021; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Linguagem: Inglês
10.1055/s-0041-1724528
ISSN1438-8812
AutoresJ Lemos Garcia, Rébecca Rodrigues, Susana Mão‐de‐Ferro, Sara Ferreira, M. García-Oria, Sandra Faias, Joana Castela, R Sacarrão, Fátima Francisco, Juliana Mól Trindade, Liliana B. Sousa, Araída Dias Pereira,
Tópico(s)Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
ResumoAims Oesophageal cancer in advanced stages causes dysphagia and weight loss. Malnutrition further worsens with multimodal treatment. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement in the nutritional status of patients with oesophageal cancer requiring chemoradiotherapy (CRT).
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