Enteral nutrition in the treatment of functional delayed gastric emptying after resection of esophageal or gastric cardiac carcinoma

VernacularTitle:肠内营养治疗食管癌和贲门癌术后功能性胃排空障碍
Author: Yu TAO ; Jibiao HAN ; Junfeng ZHANG ; Mengran CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Enteral nutrition; Delayed gastric emptying; Esophageal carcinoma; Gastric cardiac carcinoma
From: Clinical Medicine of China 2011;27(8):843-845
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the role of enteral nutrition in the treatment of functional delayed gastric emptying. Methods Among 15 patients with functional delayed gastric emptying after resection of esophageal or gastric cardiac carcinoma, 10 patients were treated with enteral nutrition( EN group),5 patients were treated with parenteral nutrition (PN group). Postoperative hospital stay, gastrointestinal decompression amount, recovering time of postoperative gastric emptying were observed to assess the efficacy of enteral nutrition. Results The average postoperative hospital stay was ( 14. 4 ± 4. 6) days in the EN group, whereas (20. 3 ±6. 6) days in the PN group. The average recovering time of postoperative gastric emptying was (19 ±9)days in the PN group and( 12 ± 4)days in the EN group. Conclusion The method of EN can enhance gastric emptying and is effective for functional delayed gastric emptying after resection of esophageal or gastric cardiac carcinoma