Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in the management of head and neck carcinoma
Open Access
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 102 (9), 977-980
- https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-199209000-00004
Abstract
In patients undergoing resection of head and neck malignancies, structural and functional deficits commonly preclude adequate oral nutrition and prolong hospital stay. To address this issue, the benefit of routine preoperative placement of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was studied in a group of these patients. The postoperative course of 89 patients undergoing primary resection of advanced (stage III and IV) squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract was examined. The hospital stay was reduced by up to 61% with PEG compared to hospital stay with standard nasogastric tube (NGT) alimentation. The difference was statistically significant for primary sites involving the larynx and pharynx, but not for lesions of the oral cavity. For tongue base tumors, there was a trend toward reduced hospitalization which did not reach statistical significance. The fistulization rate was unchanged. The complication rate for PEG was 5%, and morbidity was less with PEG than with NGT. The authors recommend the preoperative placement of PEGs for all patients with advanced carcinomas of the larynx, hypopharynx, and oropharynx.Keywords
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