Medical nutrition therapy in patients with severe malnutrition, unresectable gastric cancer and  percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)

Cokorda Istri Mas Dalem  Sukawati; Agustinus I Wayan  Harimawan

doi:10.25220/WNJ.V08.S1.0040

Medical nutrition therapy in patients with severe malnutrition, unresectable gastric cancer and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)

Cokorda Istri Mas Dalem Sukawati Kedokteran Universitas Udayana, Bali, Indonesia
Agustinus I Wayan Harimawan Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Udayana, Bali, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25220/WNJ.V08.S1.0040

Keywords: whey protein, medium-chain triglicerydes fat, unresectable gastric cancer, weight gain, malnutrition

Abstract

The yearly burden of stomach cancer is expected to rise to 1.8 million new cases and 1.3 million deaths by 2040. These indicate rises of almost 63% and 66%, respectively, from 2020. This case aim to describe medical nutrition therapy in patients with unresectable gastric cancer and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG).