Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy

ISSN
1179-1322
Date Issued
2020
Author(s)
Lang, Kristin
Akbaba, Sati
Koschny, Ronald
Bougatf, Nina
Bernhardt, Denise
Welte, Stefan E.
Adeberg, Sebastian
Häfner, Matthias
Kargus, Steffen
Plinkert, Peter K.
Debus, Jürgen
DOI
10.2147/CMAR.S218432
Abstract
The primary aim of our study was to evaluate percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement depending on body weight and body mass index in patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer (HNC). A secondary aim was to evaluate the course of weight change following PEG placement.