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Surg."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Introduction<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To analyze and compare the effect of nasojejunal tube placement (NTP), jejunostomy tube placement (JTP), and fine needle catheter jejunostomy (FNCJ) after esophagectomy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Herein, 159 patients with esophageal carcinoma who underwent esophagectomy were retrospectively analyzed and divided into the following groups: the NTP group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200968), JTP group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200951), and FNCJ group (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200940). The operation time, complication rate, average time to start a liquid diet, and average length of hospital stay were compared among the three groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The complication rate was significantly higher in the NTP group than in the two other groups (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05), and it did not statistically significantly differ between the JTP and FNCJ groups (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05). The tube placement time and average length of hospital stay were also significantly longer in the NTP group than in the two other groups (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The NTP group was associated with significantly longer tube placement time, average length of hospital stay, and average time to start a liquid diet (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The operation time was significantly longer in the JTP group than in the FNCJ group (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). The average time to start a liquid diet and length of hospital stay were slightly longer in the JTP group than in the FNCJ group (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;gt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>NTP showed distinct advantages and disadvantages compared with JTP and FNCJ. 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