Primary placement technique of jejunostomy using the entristar™ skin-level gastrostomy tube in patients with esophageal cancer
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Primary placement technique of jejunostomy using the entristar™ skin-level gastrostomy tube in patients with esophageal cancer
BACKGROUND We developed a skin-level jejunostomy tube (SLJT) procedure for patients undergoing esophagectomy using a skin-level gastrostomy tube (G-tube) (Entristar™; Tyco Healthcare, Mansfield, Mass), in order to improve their nutrition status and quality of life (QOL). We describe the procedure and the adverse effects of SLJT in patients with esophageal cancer (EC). METHODS Over a 24-month ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Gastroenterology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1471-230X
DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-11-8