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Delayed Recovery in Gastrectomy: Total vs. Other Procedures

Total gastrectomy patients experience slower recovery and greater symptom burden compared to other types of gastrectomy.

  • Recovery rates for total gastrectomy were 63% at one month and only 75% by six months, compared to 79% and 96% for other procedures.
  • Open total gastrectomy had a significantly lower odds ratio for recovery (0.28) compared to robotic distal gastrectomy.

Surgeons should consider these findings for better patient selection and surgical planning to optimize outcomes.

  • Total gastrectomy patients lost 15% of body weight by six months, but weight loss did not correlate with life enjoyment scores.

Journal Article by Takayama M, Tomita K (…) Ikoma N et 9 al. in Ann Surg Oncol

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