Long-term quality of life after open and laparoscopic total gastrectomy for stage I gastric cancer: A prospective multi-institutional study (CCOG1504).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little information is available from prospective clinical trials on the influences of surgical approaches on postoperative quality of life (QOL). We aimed to prospectively compare chronological changes in postoperative body weight and QOL between laparoscopic and open total gastrectomy for stage I gastric cancer (GC).

Methods

We conducted a multi-institutional prospective study (CCOG1504) of patients who undergo laparoscopic or open total gastrectomy. Body weight was measured at the baseline and at the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd postoperative years (POY). QOL using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire-C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the Post-Gastrectomy Syndrome Assessment Scale-37 (PGSAS-37) questionnaires were measur

SUBMITTER: Tanaka C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11533032 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature