title: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for patients undergoing resection of oral tumours.
abstract: Ablation and reconstruction for oral tumours often has a deleterious effect on the ability of patients to maintain an adequate dietary intake. It is well recognized that malnutrition complicates surgery and recovery. Nutritional support can be provided in a variety of ways. This paper reports on the use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in a series of 33 patients undergoing maxillofacial surgery. The results suggest that PEG feeding has a low complication rate and reduces the weight loss suffered by patients undergoing resection and reconstruction procedures.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne.
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authors.lastname: Smith
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authors.lastname: Chandu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss