Letter to editor in response to article entitled “Feeding Jejunostomy after esophagectomy cannot be routinely recommended. Analysis of nutritional benefits and catheter-related complications”

We read with interest the article entitled "Feeding Jejunostomy after esophagectomy cannot be routinely recommended. Analysis of nutritional benefits and catheter-related complications" by Eduardo Alvarez-Sarrado et al1. The authors have mentioned that feeding jejunostomy (FJ) after esophagectomy is associated with significant number of complications with questionable benefits. In their study, complication rate is very high i.e. 51.06%. Our centre is a high volume centre for carcinoma esophagus.

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