Should we introduce a feeding tube before assessing the risk of variceal bleeding?

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil. Electronic address: fernando.romeiro@unesp.br.
² Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil.

Comment

Fernando Gomes Romeiro et al. Clin Nutr. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;39(4):1304.

doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.02.005. Epub 2020 Feb 14.

¹ Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil. Electronic address: fernando.romeiro@unesp.br.
² Internal Medicine Department, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil.

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Keywords: Enteral nutrition; Esophageal and gastric varices; Hemorrhage; Liver cirrhosis; Tube feeding.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest The authors declare no competing interests.

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