The benefit of preoperative PEG (percutaneus endoscopic gastrostomy) for patients with head and neck tumors

Gastroenterological Endoscopy

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1273-1276

  Taenaka, Naoyuki ^a   Yoshikawa, Kazuhiko ^a   Matumura, Masakata ^a   Yamamoto, Atushi ^a   Nishimura, Shigehiko ^a   Enomoto, Hitoshi ^a   Yamaki, Kenichirou ^a   Aki, Toshihiko ^a   Iwata, Nobuko ^a   Hattori, Kenji ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SAFETY; SURGICAL WOUND; TRAINING;

EID: 0041821333     PISSN: 03871207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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