Bowel obstruction associated with a feeding jejunostomy and its association to weight loss after thoracoscopic esophagectomy

Bowel obstruction associated with a feeding jejunostomy and its association to weight loss after thoracoscopic esophagectomy

Abstract Background Our aim was to clarify the incidence of bowel obstruction associated with a feeding jejunostomy (BOFJ) after thoracoscopic esophagectomy and its association to characteristics and postoperative change in body weight. Methods We reviewed 100 consecutive patients who underwent thor...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Tsutomu Namikawa, Jun Iwabu, Sunao Uemura, Masaya Munekage, Keiichiro Yokota, Michiya Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Hanazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Feeding jejunostomy
Bowel obstruction associated with a feeding jejunostomy
Body weight loss
Thoracoscopic esophagectomy
Esophageal cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-019-1029-6

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