Tube feeding via a jejunostomy following esophagectomy: is it necessary?

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Misha D P Luyer. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Mar.

. 2019 Mar;11(3):621-623.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.02.82.

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Evaluation of the need for routine feeding jejunostomy for enteral nutrition after esophagectomy.
Akiyama Y, Iwaya T, Endo F, Nikai H, Sato K, Baba S, Chiba T, Kimura T, Takahara T, Nitta H, Otsuka K, Mizuno M, Kimura Y, Koeda K, Sasaki A. Akiyama Y, et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Dec;10(12):6854-6862. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.11.97. J Thorac Dis. 2018. PMID: 30746231 Free PMC article.

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