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Jan A. Roukema, MD, PhD; Christiaan van der Werken, MD, PhD; Job R. Juttmann, MD, PhD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116(6):730-731.

Abstract
• Adequate nutritional support is essential in patients with head and neck cancer, especially if extended oropharyngeal surgery is indicated. Enteral nutrition is an effective and safe alternative to parenteral nutrition, but the use of nasogastric tubes has several disadvantages in these patients. We describe our experience with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy as a standard procedure prior to surgical resection in patients with head and neck cancer.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116:730-731)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Surgery (Drs Roukema and van der Werken) and Internal Medicine (Dr Juttman), St Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, the Netherlands.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication October 1, 1989.

Reprint requests to the Department of Surgery, St Elisabeth Hospital, PO Box 90151, 5000 LC Tilburg, the Netherlands (Dr Roukema).

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