Open AccessImpact of regular enteral feeding via jejunostomy during neo-adjuvant chemotherapy on body composition in patients with oesophageal cancer
Author(s) -
Imran Mohamed,
John Whiting,
Benjamin Tan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i12.1182
Subject(s) - medicine , jejunostomy , chemotherapy , enteral administration , sarcopenia , cancer , parenteral nutrition , surgery , gastroenterology
Malnourishment and sarcopenia are well documented phenomena in oesophageal cancer. Patients undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy prior to oesophagectomy have complex nutritional needs.