Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	7296
Country	Taiwan

Received	2013-11-13 07:38
Peer-Review Started	2013-11-14 08:28
To Make the First Decision	2013-12-16 17:13
Return for Revision	2013-12-17 14:40
Revised	2014-01-07 22:16
Second Decision	2014-03-06 17:48
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2014-03-06 18:20
Articles in Press	2014-05-23 09:23
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Typeset the Manuscript	2014-05-27 11:09
Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-06-16 16:19

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Impairment of gastrointestinal quality of life in severely obese patients
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Po-Jui Yu, Ju-Juin Tsou, Wei-Jei Lee, Kuo-Ting Lee and Yi-Chih Lee
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Wei-Jei Lee, Professor, Department of Surgery, Min-Sheng General Hospital, No 168, Chin-Kuo Road, Taoyuan 330, Taiwan. wjlee_obesssurg_tw@yahoo.com.tw
Key Words	Severe obesity; Quality of life; Gastro-intestinal symptoms; Glycosylated hemoglobin
Core Tip	This study found that the severely obese patients had a significant impaired general quality of life, including social, emotional and physical domain. This finding is similar to previous studies and supports the role of bariatric surgery in treating this group of patients. Although the impairment of the specific gastrointestinal quality of life is not as high as the general quality of life, this study did detect a significant impairment in 9 (47%) out of 19 specific gastrointestinal symptoms. The arousing of these annoying gastrointestinal symptoms is interesting and deserves further investigation.
Publish Date	2014-06-16 16:19
Citation	Yu PJ, Tsou JJ, Lee WJ, Lee KT, Lee YC. Impairment of gastrointestinal quality of life in severely obese patients. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(22): 7027-7033
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i22/7027.htm
DOI	10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7027

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