Buried bumper syndrome: a rare complication during radical chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer
Abstract
Patients undergoing radical treatment particularly chemoradiotherapy for cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract frequently experience progressive deterioration in swallow during and immediately after treatment. It is important to identify patients at high risk of compromised feeding early, following diagnosis, so that alternate feeding routes, such as percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies (PEGs), can be promptly and prophylactically instituted, in keeping with the UK Head and Neck Cancer Guidelines (2016).
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Date
2024-01-24
Type
Article
Subject
Oncology. Pathology.
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Citation
Teo RPJ, Maniam A, Boon I, Boon CS. Buried Bumper Syndrome: a rare complication during radical chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 May 25;14(5):e238203. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238203
Journal / Source Title
BMJ Case Reports
DOI
10.1136/bcr-2020-238203
PMID
34035012
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Publisher’s URL
https://casereports.bmj.com/