Nasojejunal Feeding Is Safe and Effective Alternative to Feeding Jejunostomy for Postoperative Enteral Nutrition in Gastric Cancer Patients

Background and Aim Carcinoma of the stomach is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Surgery for gastric cancer in the form of total or distal gastrectomy is definitive treatment. Feeding jejunostomy (FJ) though improves postoperative nutritional status and outcome, it is not devoid of i...

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Main Authors: Kalita Deepjyoti, Srinivas Bannoth, Joydeep Purkayastha, Bibhuti B. Borthakur, Abhijit Talukdar, Niju Pegu, Gaurav Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020-06-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1721218