Feasibility, safety and outcome of endoscopic gastrostomy in patients with esophageal cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: PEG is a feasible and safe technique for enteral feeding in EC patients. Higher BMI, serum albumin and transferrin levels at admission predict a better outcome. Enteral feeding through PEG should be considered early in EC patients due to their higher risk of malnutrition, which is associated with shorter survival. PMID: 32686454 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Nutricion Hospitalaria - July 19, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Laranjo A, Brito M, Nunes G, Santos CA, Fonseca J Tags: Nutr Hosp Source Type: research