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To the Editor: Enzinger and Mayer (Dec. 4 issue)¹ provide an extensive review of esophageal cancer. However, they fail to mention one very important aspect of care that is routinely assessed in the United Kingdom²: nutritional support of patients at the time of presentation. A body-mass index (the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) that is less than 18.5, a body weight that is less than 90 percent of the predicted value, and a low albumin level have all been shown to increase the risk of perioperative complications. Nutritional support, given either enterally³ . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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