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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Randomized clinical trial comparing feeding jejunostomy with nasoduodenal tube placement in patients undergoing oesophagectomy. Br J Surg 2007; 94: 31-35.

Published: 1st January 2007

Authors: Han-Geurts IJ, Hop WC, Verhoef C, Tran KT, Tilanus HW

Conclusion

Seventy-nine patients were randomized to nasoduodenal tube feeding (71 patients) or feeding jejenostomy. There were no differences in complication rates, or failure to tolerate full enteral feeding.

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