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[Enteral nutrition in maxillofacial oncology]
V Garau1, G Giorgetti, M L Pozzuoli
1Istituto di Chirurgia Orale e Maxillo-Facciale, II Università degli Studi, Napoli.
Minerva Stomatologica
|July 1, 1997
Abstract:
The authors present a review regarding knowledge of malnutrition in maxillofacial oncology. The causes of nutritional deficit in head and neck tumor derived from metabolic alteration, consequent to the presence neoplasia and antineoplastic therapy. They analyze how to evaluate clinical status in malnutrition patients and they show different therapeutic strategy. The authors emphasise advantages and disadvantages of EN and TPN and present their nutritional forms, based on the EN, analyzing the characteristics.