Preoperative Elemental Diet before Laparoscopic Anterior Resection in Patients with Advanced Stenotic Rectal Cancer

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of our new preoperative enteral nutrition protocol using Elental® without mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) before laparoscopic anterior resection (LAR) in patients with advanced stenotic rectal cancer. Methods: Among 74 patients with advanced rectal cancer (...

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Main Authors: Tadashi Yoshida, Shigenori Homma, Nobuki Ichikawa, Hiroaki Iijima, Akinobu Taketomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/5/4/5_2021-026/_pdf/-char/en