Prophylactic gastrostomy in locally advanced head and neck cancer: results of a national survey among radiation oncologists

Prophylactic gastrostomy in locally advanced head and neck cancer: results of a national survey among radiation oncologists

Abstract Background Nutritional complications in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LA-HNC) treated by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) often lead to placement of a prophylactic gastrostomy (PG) tube, while indication lacks harmonization. Our aim was to explore the current PG tu...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Dragan, Fréderic Duprez, André Van Gossum, Akos Gulyban, Sylvie Beauvois, Antoine Digonnet, Yassine Lalami, Dirk Van Gestel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Endoscopic gastrostomy
Head and neck cancer
Radiotherapy
Survey
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08348-9

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