Ay-El-Din, Muhammad A. , Abdel-Munaem, Muhammad G. , Muhammad, Abdel-Rahman
Authors
Farrag, Ahmad Hammad
Accessioned
2017-03-30 06:21:22
Available
2017-03-30 06:21:22
type
M.Sc. Thesis
Abstract
Nutrition of cancer patients is one of a great interest for oncological surgeon. PEG is considered as the most commonly used and widely accepted form of gastrostomy as a route of enteral feeding. A prospective trail was held on 31 patients who were indicated for PEG in NCI: success rate 90.3% complications in 21% only 3.5% was major one and mortality is the same so PEG is considered as a safe (few complications) simple (outpatient procedure) and easy procedure.