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A member asked:
Any ideas why a person with esophageal cancer will have a feeding tube inserted into the duodenum instead of the stomach?
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Better tolerated: Two major reasons. First, the stomach is the preferred organ substitute for esophageal cancer surgery, and second, duodenal feedings are generally better tolerated, and are associated with less reflux.
Answered 1/22/2014
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