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Monday, April 15, 2013

Modest benefit of total parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy after venting gastrostomy tube placement



Abstract

Highlights

► Median survival was 5.6 weeks following venting gastrostomy tube placement.
► Chemotherapy and TPN were associated with a modest survival benefit measured in weeks.
► More than half of women required gastrostomy tube revision due to complications.

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