The Effect of Proactive Approach to Malnutrition and its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Malignities: A Case Example
Head and neck cancers may lead to malnutrition in patients because of the natural course of the disease and treatment-related complications. A 36-year-old patient who experienced pain and nutritional difficulties due to mucositis after combined chemoradiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer was found t...
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| author | Sibel Baktır Altuntaş Başak Korkmazer Hilal Özkaya Kübra Perişan Eker Arif Eker |
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| description | Head and neck cancers may lead to malnutrition in patients because of the natural course of the disease and treatment-related complications. A 36-year-old patient who experienced pain and nutritional difficulties due to mucositis after combined chemoradiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer was found to be at risk for malnutrition. To prevent the development of malnutrition, it was decided to feed him through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube, and sufficient calorie intake was provided. The PEG tube was removed after alleviation of symptoms and achieving adequate nutritional performance that could meet all calorie needs with oral nutrition. It should be kept in mind that early recognition of the malnutrition risk in patients with malignancy and a proactive approach to nutrition will contribute to the regression of existing complaints in a short time and the patients' regaining their former performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd8181d710ea496f823223d1ce7507c02024-01-09T06:10:55ZengGalenos Publishing HouseCam & Sakura Medical Journal2791-88232023-12-013311311510.4274/csmedj.galenos.2023.2023-1-4CSM-36036The Effect of Proactive Approach to Malnutrition and its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Malignities: A Case ExampleSibel Baktır Altuntaş0Başak Korkmazer1Hilal Özkaya2Kübra Perişan Eker3Arif Eker4University of Health Sciences Turkey, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyUniversity of Health Sciences Turkey, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyUniversity of Health Sciences Turkey, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyUniversity of Health Sciences Turkey, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyUniversity of Health Sciences Turkey, Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Clinic of Family Medicine, İstanbul, TurkeyHead and neck cancers may lead to malnutrition in patients because of the natural course of the disease and treatment-related complications. A 36-year-old patient who experienced pain and nutritional difficulties due to mucositis after combined chemoradiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer was found to be at risk for malnutrition. To prevent the development of malnutrition, it was decided to feed him through a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube, and sufficient calorie intake was provided. The PEG tube was removed after alleviation of symptoms and achieving adequate nutritional performance that could meet all calorie needs with oral nutrition. It should be kept in mind that early recognition of the malnutrition risk in patients with malignancy and a proactive approach to nutrition will contribute to the regression of existing complaints in a short time and the patients' regaining their former performance.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=csmedj&un=CSM-36036comprehensive health caredysphagiamalnutritionpalliative carepercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| spellingShingle | Sibel Baktır Altuntaş Başak Korkmazer Hilal Özkaya Kübra Perişan Eker Arif Eker The Effect of Proactive Approach to Malnutrition and its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Malignities: A Case Example Cam & Sakura Medical Journal comprehensive health care dysphagia malnutrition palliative care percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| title | The Effect of Proactive Approach to Malnutrition and its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Malignities: A Case Example |
| title_full | The Effect of Proactive Approach to Malnutrition and its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Malignities: A Case Example |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Proactive Approach to Malnutrition and its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Malignities: A Case Example |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Proactive Approach to Malnutrition and its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Malignities: A Case Example |
| title_short | The Effect of Proactive Approach to Malnutrition and its Impact on Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Malignities: A Case Example |
| title_sort | effect of proactive approach to malnutrition and its impact on quality of life in patients with head and neck malignities a case example |
| topic | comprehensive health care dysphagia malnutrition palliative care percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| url | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=csmedj&un=CSM-36036 |
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