Long-term tube feeding after minimally invasive esophagectomy helps prevent skeletal muscle loss

Long-term tube feeding intervention after minimally invasive esophagectomy was found to effectively prevent skeletal muscle loss and aid in preventing sarcopenia. The study compared short-term and long-term outcomes of tube feeding intervention in patients who underwent esophagectomy. While there were no significant differences in postoperative albumin levels, body weight, or psoas muscle area between the feeding and nonfeeding jejunostomy tube groups, significant recovery in psoas muscle volume was observed in the long-term jejunostomy tube group at 6 months postoperatively. However, the long-term group also experienced a higher incidence of anastomotic leakage and left laryngeal nerve palsy.