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Minimally Invasive Feeding Tube and Esophageal Stent Placement

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Nutritional support for patients with esophageal cancer remains a difficult challenge but has been demonstrated to improve surgical and quality of life outcomes along with better tolerance of chemoradiation therapy. Advances in minimally invasive procedures have increased treatment options for patients. These options include esophageal stenting, percutaneous enteral access, and laparoscopic enteral access. Each option has risks and benefits that must be discussed among a multidisciplinary team oncology team. Overall, several good options are available for nutritional support of patients with esophageal cancer.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, University of Louisville, 550 S. Jackson St., Louisville, KY, 40202, USA

    Erin Schumer MS, MD

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

    Robert C. G. Martin II MD, PhD, FACS

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  1. Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Vice-Chair and Chief of GI Surgery Department of Surgical Oncology, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Steven N. Hochwald

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Moshim Kukar

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Simulation depicting endoscopic placement of an esophageal stent (MP4 10000 kb)

Endoscopic balloon dilatation and placement of an esophageal stent (MP4 27571 kb)

Laparoscopic jejunostomy tube placement (MP4 28140 kb)

Minimally invasive esophagectomy with cervical anastomosis: Feeding jejunostomy tube placement (MOV 2010403 kb)

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Schumer, E., Martin, R.C.G. (2015). Minimally Invasive Feeding Tube and Esophageal Stent Placement. In: Hochwald, S., Kukar, M. (eds) Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery for Malignancy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09342-0_17

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