Tube feeding in palliative care: benefits and problems.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy techniques are becoming more widely available and will be considered increasingly for patients with head and neck or upper gastrointestinal malignancies, and for neurological dysphagia, as occurs in motor neurone disease. This case history illustrates some of the practical and ethical issues raised by their use.
Medical subject headings
- Enteral Nutrition
- Laryngeal Neoplasms
- Palliative Care