Evaluation of Supporting Role of Early Enteral Feeding Via Tube Jejunostomy Following Resection of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

Background: Today, early diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract malignancies and their surgical resection is becoming more feasible. One of the important side effects in upper GI tract malignancies is malnutrition which has direct relationship with postoperative complications. Nonetheless, t...

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Main Authors: Zhamak Khorgami, Saeed Hosseini, Abolfazl Shojaifard, Omran Abbas Salehi, Seyed Ali Keshavarz, Ali Ghafouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran
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Online Access:http://mjiri.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-291&slc_lang=en&sid=1