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Effect of Feeding Jejunostomy on Sarcopenia in Patients with Esophageal Cancer

Sponsor: Stefan Gutknecht

Summary

Participants were diagnosed with esophageal cancer needing chemo- or radiochemotherapy before the potentially curing surgery consisting of esophagectomy. At the time of diagnosis, in all participants, a laparoscopy to complete staging was performed. In some patients, a feeding jejunostomy tube (FJT) was placed at the time of staging laparoscopy; in others, the FJT was placed at the time of esophagectomy. A common risk factor for higher morbidity and mortality is sarcopenia, a condition associated with low skeletal muscle. This study aims to determine whether the timing of the FJT placement affects the progress of sarcopenia.

Official title: Effect of Feeding Jejunostomy Placement on Sarcopenia in Patients with Advanced Stages of Esophageal Cancer in Curate Cancer Treatment

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