Comparison of quality of life in patients with resectable esophageal cancer after esophagectomy followed by gastric tube or whole stomach reconstruction

VernacularTitle:管状胃和全胃重建食管术后患者的近期生存质量比较
Author: Zhenbing YOU ; Wei GUO ; Weiguo ZHU ; Dafu XU ; Jian JI ; Hongjun CHU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Esophageal neoplasms; Quality of life
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2010;09(12):861-863
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: From June 2007 to June 2009, 133 patients underwent esophageal resection, among them 64 cases received esophageal reconstruction with narrow gastric tube (NGT) and 69 received esophageal reconstruction with whole stomach (WS).The postoperative quality of life (QOL) in 6 months of both groups was investigated.The study found that there were 3 cases in WS group having leakage, while no one in NGT group, the weight loss, regurgitation and chest-stomach syndrome in NGT group were superior to those in WS group, there were no statistical differences in activities of daily life, emotional functions, food intake, dysphagia between two groups.The study indicates that the quality of life in NGT group is superior to that in WS group.