Prospective Multicenter Observational Study on Postoperative Quality of Life According to Type of Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study evaluated the postoperative quality of life (QoL) after various types of gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Materials and methods

A multicenter prospective observational study was conducted in Korea using the Korean Quality of Life in Stomach Cancer Patients Study (KOQUSS)-40, a new QoL assessment tool focusing on postgastrectomy syndrome. Overall, 496 patients with gastric cancer were enrolled, and QoL was assessed at 5 time points: preoperatively and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery.

Results

Distal gastrectomy (DG) and pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG) showed significantly better outcomes than total gastrectomy (TG) and proximal gastrectomy (PG) with regard to total score, indigestion, and dysphagia. DG, PPG, and TG also showed significantl

SUBMITTER: Oh SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11982510 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature