Early enteral infusion of traditional Chinese medicine preparation can effectively promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function after esophageal cancer surgery

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 249-254

  Hu, Yi ^a,b   Ma, Yun ^c   Wang, Jian ^a   Zhu, Zhi Hua ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b Department of Thoracic Surgery ^*  (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Gastrointestinal function; Surgery; Traditional chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861966222     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2011.09.08     Document Type: Article

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