“To help mitigate the perioperative risks of poor nutrition status, nutritional interventions via either parenteral or enteral techniques are available. For these reasons, especially in the
setting of foregut reconstruction and planned return to oncology therapy, our bias has been the use of postoperative jejunal feeding tube access in our surgical oncology population in
high-risk and nutritionally depleted patients. Jejunostomy feeding tubes are not without complication, however, with high reported rates of tube dysfunction. Jejunostomy tubes
can be easily dislodged, have imperfect seals at wound exit sites leading to leakage, and can be somewhat cumbersome for patients and caregivers to maintain. Some authors have
begun to advocate for the selective placement of jejunostomy tubes following gastric and esophageal resections.”
Surgical Focus 