Primary placement technique of jejunostomy using the entristar™ skin-level gastrostomy tube in patients with esophageal cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We developed a skin-level jejunostomy tube (SLJT) procedure for patients undergoing esophagectomy using a skin-level gastrostomy tube (G-tube) (Entristar™; Tyco Healthcare, Mansfield, Mass), in order to improve their nutrition status...

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Main Authors: Wada Nobuyuki, Oshima Takashi, Hayashi Tsutomu, Takata Ken, Sato Tsutomu, Murakami Hitoshi, Yukawa Norio, Rino Yasushi, Masuda Munetaka, Imada Toshio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/11/8