Revisiting Feeding Tube Utilization in Oropharynx Cancer: 6-Year Prospective Registry Analysis.
Brady J AndersonAmy C MorenoYun QingJ Jack LeeFaye M JohnsonMiriam N LangoCarly E A BarbonLavanya TripuraneniAriana SahliVicki PiperNeil D GrossClifton David FullerStephen Y LaiJeffrey N MyersKatherine A HutchesonPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2024)
In this modern cohort of patients treated for OPC, 27% received G-tubes-50% less than institutional rates 10 years ago. Patients with preserved baseline swallowing and/or those eligible for TORS may have lower G-tube risk and duration.