Long Term Impact of Laparoscopic Assisted Distal Gastrectomy on Quality of Life.
10.5230/jkgca.2007.7.4.213
- Author:
Dong Won KIM
1
;
Yong Jin KIM
;
Ju Min KIM
;
Kyu Seok CHO
;
Hyeong Su KIM
;
Mun Su LEE
;
Jae Jun KIM
;
Min Hyeok LEE
;
Cheol MUN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery Soonchunhyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yjkim@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Gastric cancer;
Laparoscopic assisted distal gastrectomy;
Quality of life
- MeSH:
Gastrectomy*;
Gastroenterostomy;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Quality of Life*;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:Journal of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association
2007;7(4):213-218
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) is gaining wider acceptance for the treatment of early gastric cancer. However, firm evidence supporting the long-term outcome after LADG for gastric cancer is unknown. This study compared long-term quality of life after LADG versus an open distal gastrectomy (ODG) for early gastric cancer. METHODS: This study included 29 patients who underwent LADG and 57 patients who underwent ODG for the treatment of stage I gastric cancer. Quality of life was evaluated based on the Korean version of EORTC QLQ-C30 (version 3.0) and EORTC QLQ-STO22 one year after surgery. All patients underwent a Billroth II gastrectomy for stage I gastric cancer between January 2003 and December 2004. RESULTS: A total of 86 (58%) out of 154 patients responded to the questionnaire. Demographic features showed no difference between the two groups of patients for age, sex, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis except for tumor size and the number of retrieved lymph nodes. The mean score for global health status was not statistically different (LADG, 60.3+/-20.4 vs ODG, 57+/-20.6; P=0.413). The total score of 21 items related to stomach cancer (EORTC QLQ-STO22) also was not statistically different (LADG, 68.9+/-64.9 vs ODG, 94.5+/-97.3; P=0.340). CONCLUSION: Based on the results of the Korean version of EORTC QLQ-C 30 (version 3.0) and EORTC QLQ-STO22, LADG does not seem to have any long-term benefit over ODG on 'quality of life'.
