Home enteral nutrition after minimally invasive esophagectomy can improve quality of life and reduce the risk of malnutrition.

CONCLUSIONS: MIE and subsequent treatment with 3 months HEN can improve the QOL and reduce the risk of malnutrition in preoperatively malnourished patients.
PMID: 29222890 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition - December 11, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Wu Z, Wu M, Wang Q, Zhan T, Wang L, Pan S, Chen G Tags: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr Source Type: research