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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
Article Title |
Predictive factors for body weight loss and its impact on quality of life following gastrectomy
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
All Author List |
Kazuaki Tanabe, Masazumi Takahashi, Takashi Urushihara, Youichi Nakamura, Makoto Yamada, Sang-Woong Lee, Shinnosuke Tanaka, Akira Miki, Masami Ikeda and Koji Nakada |
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Jikei University School of Medicine and the Japanese Society for Gastro-surgical Pathophysiology |
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JPGSWP and registered to UMIN-CTR #000002116 entitled |
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Corresponding Author |
Dr. Kazuaki Tanabe, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. ktanabe2@hiroshima-u.ac.jp |
Key Words |
quality of life; Gastrectomy; Weight loss; postgastrectomy syndrome assessment scale-45 |
Core Tip |
Our study of almost 1800 gastrectomy patients revealed that higher preoperative body mass index, total gastrectomy, and female sex were independent predictors of greater body weight loss after gastrectomy. Moreover, we determined lower postoperative body mass index, rather than greater postoperative weight loss, as a certain factor of worse quality of life (QOL), although the effect was not substantial. We believe that this contribution is theoretically and practically relevant in the current context of gastric cancer treatment and recovery because early diagnosis and improved treatments have led to increased long-term survival postgastrectomy, highlighting the need for better QOL. |
Publish Date |
2017-07-12 06:45 |
Citation |
Tanabe K, Takahashi M, Urushihara T, Nakamura Y, Yamada M, Lee SW, Tanaka S, Miki A, Ikeda M, Nakada K. Predictive factors for body weight loss and its impact on quality of life following gastrectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(26): 4823-4830 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i26/4823.htm |
DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i26.4823 |