Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy as a Standard Procedure in Head and Neck Surgery
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 116 (6) , 730-731
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1990.01870060088018
Abstract
• Adequate nutritional support is essential in patients with head and neck cancer, especially if extended oropharyngeal surgery is indicated. Enteral nutrition is an effective and safe alternative to parenteral nutrition, but the use of nasogastric tubes has several disadvantages in these patients. We describe our experience with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy as a standard procedure prior to surgical resection in patients with head and neck cancer. (Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116:730-731)This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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