Gastrostomy Contraindications
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1. Modificação de dispositivo para gastrostomia endoscópica percutânea pela técnica de punção: utilização em pacientes com neoplasia maligna de cabeça e pescoço / A modified device for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy by the introducer technique: use in head and neck cancer patients
Head and neck cancer is the fifth most frequent neoplasm in developing countries. Dysphagia resulting from head and neck cancer or its treatment may lead to weight loss and malnutrition. Enteral nutrition is the method of choice of therapy to patients with preserved gastrointestinal tract unable to maintain adequate oral ingestion. Nasogastric or nasoenteral
Publicado em: 2009