Low fat-containing elemental formula is effective for postoperative recovery and potentially useful for preventing chyle leak during postoperative early enteral nutrition after esophagectomy

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5572033	Clinical Nutrition	2016	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Early EN using low-fat elemental formula after esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy was safe and valid for postoperative recovery and potentially useful in preventing chyle leak.

Keywords

FEV1 MCT TPN SIRS Long chain triglycerides LCT Enteral nutrition Early enteral nutrition forced expiratory volume in one second Esophageal cancer Chyle leak Thoracic duct Total parenteral nutrition

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Low fat-containing elemental formula is effective for postoperative recovery and potentially useful for preventing chyle leak during postoperative early enteral nutrition after esophagectomy

Authors

Kazuki Moro, Yu Koyama, Shin-ichi Kosugi, Takashi Ishikawa, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Takaaki Hanyu, Kohei Miura, Masayuki Nagahashi, Masato Nakajima, Kumiko Tatsuda, Junko Tsuchida, Chie Toshikawa, Mayuko Ikarashi, Yoshifumi Shimada, Jun Sakata,