Comparison of enteral nutrition with combined enteral and parenteral nutrition in post-pancreaticoduodenectomy patients: a pilot study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many clinical studies have demonstrated that early postoperative enteral nutrition (EN) improved the postroperative course. Post-pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), patients tend to suffer from postoperative nausea, abdominal distention, a...

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Main Authors: Kabashima Akira, Iwashita Yukio, Fukuzawa Kengo, Nagata Shigeyuki, Kinoshita Tadahiko, Wakasugi Kenzo, Maehara Yoshihiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/8/1/24