Prophylactic peg placement in head and neck cancer: How many feeding tubes are unused (and unnecessary)?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1004-1008

  Madhoun, Mohammad F ^a   Blankenship, Matt M ^a   Blankenship, Derek M ^b   Krempl, Greg A ^c   Tierney, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Percutaneous gastrostomy tube; Prophylactic

Indexed keywords

ABSENCE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERFORATION; PROPHYLAXIS; REGISTER; STOMACH PERFORATION;

EID: 79955932625     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i8.1004     Document Type: Article

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