Impact of prophylactic gastrostomy or reactive NG tube upon patient-reported long term swallow function following chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal carcinoma: A matched pair analysis

The purpose of this matched pair analysis is to assess patient-reported long term swallow function following chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer in relation to the use of a prophylactic gastrostomy or reactive nasogastric (NG) tube.The MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) was posted to 68 consecutive patients with stage III/IV oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma who had completed parotid sparing intensity modulated...