The British journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Prospective randomized trial of preoperative enteral immunonutrition followed by elective total gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Perioperative enteral immunonutrition is thought to reduce postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery. This study assessed the clinical effects of preoperative enteral immunonutrition in well nourished patients with gastric cancer undergoing total gastrectomy. ⋯ ID 000000648 (University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) database).