Surgical treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma: impact on survival and quality of life. A prospective ten year study

• Published in: Hepato-gastroenterology Vol. 43; no. 7; p. 187
• Main Authors: Braga, M, Molinari, M, Zuliani, W, Foppa, L, Gianotti, L, Radaelli, G, Cristallo, M, Di Carlo, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece 01.01.1996
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - mortality; Adenocarcinoma - rehabilitation; Adenocarcinoma - surgery; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Gastrectomy; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Stomach Neoplasms - mortality; Stomach Neoplasms - rehabilitation; Stomach Neoplasms - surgery; Survival Rate

The objective of this prospective study was to compare the results of total (TG) versus subtotal (SG) gastrectomy in patients with adenocarcinoma of the lower two-thirds of the stomach. Two hundred and twenty-seven patients underwent curative operation. Preoperative nutritional assessment, postopera...