Analysis of the Occurrence of Diseases Following Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer: a Nationwide Claims Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Various changes in nutrition, metabolism, immunity, and psychological status occur through multiple mechanisms after gastrectomy. The purpose of this study was to predict disease status after gastrectomy by analyzing diseases pattern that occur or change after gastrectomy.

Materials and methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using nationwide claims data. Patients with gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy or endoscopic resection were included in the study. Eighteen target diseases were selected and categorized based on their underlying mechanism. The incidence of each target disease was compared by dividing the study sample into those who underwent gastrectomy (cases) and those who underwent endoscopic resection for early gastric cancer (controls). The

SUBMITTER: Seo HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505120 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature