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Vasilyeva E.S., Vashura A.Yu., Zakharov I.V., Litvinov D.V. Different methods of enteral nutrition for a child with meddullblastoma during anti-tumor treatment. Head and neck Russian Journal. 2018;6(4):44–47 (in Russian).
Children with various malignancies often have nutritional disorders, which significantly worsen the disease prognosis, reduce the effectiveness of therapy and increase its toxicity. Taste disorders, loss of appetite, and nausea reduce the possibility of oral alimentation during treatment and in many cases make it almost impossible. At the same time, enteral nutrition is physiological and more acceptable for many patients as opposed to complete parenteral nutrition, which is quite common in such cases, but is not always justified. We present a clinical case of a 12-year-old patient with medulloblastoma, when enteral nutrition in various ways was selected during treatment, including feeding through gastrostoma, with a significant positive effect. Experience shows that, with the possibility of gastrostomy and preserved intestinal function, problems with appetite, taste inversion, and nausea are not serious obstacles for adequate enteral nutrition.
Keywords: central nervous system tumors, nutritional support, enteral nutrition, percutaneous gastrostomy
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For citation: Vasilyeva E.S., Vashura A.Yu., Zakharov I.V., Litvinov D.V. Different methods of enteral nutrition for a child with meddullblastoma during anti-tumor treatment. Head and neck. Russian Journal. 2018;6(4):44–47 (in Russian).
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