ArticleSurgery today2024
Effectiveness of long-term tube feeding intervention in preventing skeletal muscle loss after minimally invasive esophagectomy.
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- Sarcopenia among treated cancer patients before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-quality studies.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical significance and predictive factors of delayed gastric conduit emptying after esophagectomy.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Safety and feasibility of jejunostomy on elderly patients undergoing minimally invasive esophagectomy.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Optimizing nutritional support in upper gastrointestinal surgery: A comprehensive review of feeding jejunostomy techniques and outcomes.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Review
- Prognostic impact of postoperative long-term skeletal muscle mass reduction after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2025Article
- Phase II Protocol on the Safety and Nutritional Status of Postoperative Enteral Nutrition Using HINEX® E-gel LC in Patients with Esophageal Cancer Undergoing Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy.The Kobe journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeEsophageal cancer is a lethal tumor typically treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery. For patients undergoing esophagectomy, postoperative enteral nutrition is important in preventing complications. Sarcopenia is associated with poor postoperative outcomes in esophageal cancer. In this study, we evaluated the benefits of tube feeding intervention and compared its short- and long-term outcomes in patients who underwent esophagectomy.
methodsPropensity score matching was performed in 303 patients who underwent esophagectomy at Kobe University Hospital between 2010 and 2020. Patients were divided into feeding and nonfeeding jejunostomy tube groups (n = 70 each). The feeding jejunostomy tube group was further divided into long-term (≥ 60 days) and short-term (< 60 days) subgroups. The groups were then retrospectively compared regarding postoperative albumin levels, body weight, and psoas muscle area and volume.
resultsIn the long-term feeding jejunostomy tube group, anastomotic leakage (p = 0.013) and left laryngeal nerve palsy (p = 0.004) occurred frequently. There were no significant between-group differences in postoperative albumin levels, body weight, or psoas muscle area. However, significant psoas muscle volume recovery was confirmed in the long-term jejunostomy tube group at 6 months postoperatively (p = 0.041).
conclusionsTube feeding intervention after minimally invasive esophagectomy may attenuate skeletal muscle mass loss and help prevent sarcopenia.
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