Quality of Life After Transhiatal Compared With Extended Transthoracic Resection for Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus

Abstract

No lasting differences in quality of life of patients who underwent either transhiatal or transthoracic resection were found. Compared with baseline, quality of life declined after the operation but was restored within a year in both groups.

Association between Physical Activity and Postoperative Complications after Esophagectomy for Cancer: A Prospective Observational Study

“…Major surgery, including esophagectomy, can offer a 30% chance of cure (Hulscher et al, 2002;Rouvelas et al, 2005). However, such a procedure carries a high risk of severe complications and has a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) (McCulloch et al, 2003;de Boer et al, 2004;Reynolds et al, 2006;Djärv et al, 2008).…”

Qualidade de vida de doentes esofagectomizados: adenocarcinoma versus carcinoma epidermoide

“…There are comparative analysis of the quality of life of patients submitted to esophagectomy according to some surgical aspects, such as comparing the limited transhiatal resection to extensive transthoracic resection 5 ; between reconstruction with gastric tube and interposing the colon 6 ; comparison between curative esophagectomy and palliation 7,8 ; or even the comparison between the domains of quality of life with symptoms (physical and emotional) and factors related to illness and operation 9 . We did not found in the literature the possible differences between the quality of life of patients submitted to esophagectomy for Adenoca of the esophagogastric junction and the one of those submitted to esophagectomy by SCC.…”

“…De Boer et al compared the quality of life of patients undergoing esophagectomy for Adenoca three years after trans-hiatal or transthoracic resection 5 . Moreover, Rosmolen et al, in a longitudinal study, analyzed the quality of life among survivors of long periods 8 (minimum two years) after resection and reconstruction with transmediastinal gastric tube in 100 patients, also in patients with Adenoca.…”

Influence of Personal Character on Quality of Life of Patients with Esophageal Cancer in North Henan Province and Influencing Factors

“…For EC patients, their QOL is influenced by a variety of factors (Collard et al, 1992;Boer et al, 2004;Viklund et al, 2006). Patients with gastric carcinoma have an overall poor QOL; age, character types, as well as symptoms such as pains, dysphagia and limited eating all have an influence on patients' QOL (Mercadante et al, 2000).…”