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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

ISSN

1438-8812

Autores

J 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

Resumo

Aims 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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