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Quality ofLife after Upper GI
Surgery
GrigoriosChristodoulidis, AthinaA.Samara,
andMichelB.Janho
8
Introduction
The upper part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract
includes the esophagus, stomach and duodenum
[1]. Malignant tumors remain the leading cause of
upper gastrointestinal surgery, including esophagectomy, gastrectomy or pancreaticoduodenectomy
procedures, followed by signicant rates of mortality and morbidity in as many as 40% of patients [2,
3]. The primary goal of oncological upper GI opera-
tions is to achieve a complete tumour resection (R0)
and rebuild the digestive tract by creating the appropriate anastomosis [4]. Considering the unique
physiological characteristics of the upper part of the
GI tract, the increased intraluminal pressures as the
rst part of the alimentary tract and the acidic PH of
the gastric enzymes, there are signicant rates of
anastomotic leakages followed by increased morbidity and adverse events.
Since 1949 when Karnofsky and Burchenal
developed a clinical scale to quantify the functional performance of oncological patients,
health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been a
fundamental concern of oncologic practice [5, 6].
Over the last two decades there has been increased
G. Christodoulidis (*) · A. A. Samara
Department of Surgery, University Hospital of
Larissa, Larissa, Greece
M. B. Janho
Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly,
Larissa, Greece
interest regarding patient-reported assessment of
HRQL treatment effectiveness, which provides a
method to capture patients’ perceptions of symptoms, functioning and general well-being after
receiving operative treatment [7, 8]. Furthermore,
in 2009 the US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) recommended the development and validation of quality-of-life measures (patientreported outcome measures -PROMs) that could
be suitable for regulatory purposes [9].
As a traumatic procedure, surgery itself is a
major source of stress for surgical patients and
directly affects their HRQL [10]. Moreover, postoperative anatomical changes in GI tract structure and
function cause specic eating disorders including
lack of appetite, reduced functional capacity to eat,
reux, nausea, vomiting and malabsorption [11].
Oncological patients with a malignancy located in
the upper GI tract, further to the risk of recurrence,
experience nutritional consequences that impact
HRQL outcomes as a result of signicant postoperative changes in anatomical structures [12]. Selfreported HRQL may represent an important tool in
postoperative follow- up, identifying high-risk
patients for reduced survival and targeting postoperative functional impairment [13].
In the present chapter, we aim to assess the
impact of upper GI surgery on patient reported
HRQL, based on available literature reports. An
organ-based approach was followed to describe
differing impacts on patients’ postoperative quality of life.
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G. Christodoulidis et al.
Esophagus
Esophageal cancer, Barrett esophagus or severe
achalasia are three major esophageal pathologies
requiring complex and extensive surgical
procedures on the esophagus [14]. Typically,
malignancy represents the most common indication for an esophagectomy, which remains the
eighth leading cause of cancer-related mortality
worldwide [15]. In early-stage esophageal cancer, an esophagectomy can be curative in approximately 30% of patients, and a 5-year overall
survival rate of approximately 20% to 40% has
been reported [14, 16]. However, esophagectomy
remains a surgical procedure associated with a
high-risk of severe complications for approximately 40% of patients, in addition to a recurrence rate of 32% to 54% during the rst
postoperative year [14, 17].
Esophagectomy can affect health-related
quality of life (HRQL) in the immediate postoperative period, with patients experiencing a variety of symptoms within the rst 6 months
including fatigue, insomnia, oral dryness,
anorexia, dysphagia, reux, esophageal pain,
diarrhea, dyspnea, cough and decreased social
function [14, 18–20] (Table 8.1). Poor scores in
QoL assessed at 6 months after esophagectomy
were associated with increased mortality in oncological patients [19, 21]. Postoperative complications including anastomotic leak, infections,
cardiopulmonary and operative technical complications contributed to impaired HRQL scores
[18, 21–23]. However, according to Rutegard
etal. [49], wider oncological surgical operations
including the more extensive lymphadenectomy,
wider resection margins and a longer operating
time are not linked to worse HRQL in the six
months following surgery.
Following an esophagectomy patients may
benet from periodic assessments of HRQL, to
detect increased morbidity based on the patient’s
subjective self-reported symptoms. After identication of eligibility for assessment through routine monitoring, the patient can be directed to
symptom-specic interventions for better management of their symptoms and improvement of
HRQL [14]. However, information regarding
HRQL must be based on well-designed scores
and questionnaires to ensure that results are
robust and useful for clinical practice [50].
Studies conducted over the last two decades
demonstrated that esophagectomy is associated
with an impaired HRQL [51]. A systematic
review by Scarpa etal. [52] included 21 studies
evaluating HRQL using the European
Organization for Research and Treatment of
Cancer (EORTC) QLQ C30 (14 studies also utilized the disease-specic OES18 or its previous
version OES24) [53] and short form-36 (SF-36)
[54] questionnaires; this review reported that
both short- and long-term HRQL is signicantly
affected by esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. The symptom scales indicated worsened
fatigue, dyspnea and diarrhea in the 6-month
period following esophagectomy; however, emotional function had signicantly improved after
the same time period [52]. The impairment of
physical function may be a long-term consequence of esophagectomy, involving either the
respiratory system or the alimentary tract.
Improvement of emotional function in patients
who have undergone successful operations may
be attributed to the impression that they were
cancer survivors [52].
In addition, the well-recognized postoperative deterioration in HRQL after esophagectomy in oncological patients appears to have a
long-term impact on patient-reported
HRQL. The majority of patients experience
significant symptoms for more than 1 year following the esophagectomy, and in some cases
individuals reported gastrointestinal symptoms lasting up to 20years after surgery [25,
26]. Long-term survivors of esophageal cancer
surgery experience reduced HRQL in several
aspects, with persistence of specific symptoms
or event deterioration of these symptoms. The
reduction of HRQL appears related not only to
older age, but also to the cancer and its treatment [26]. In a pooled-analysis of 15 original
studies estimating quality of life among 28
HRQL outcomes, Jacobs etal. [55] concluded
that patients experienced long-lasting deterioration in HRQL after esophageal cancer surgery, during a 12-month follow-up period.

8 Quality ofLife after Upper GI Surgery
Compared with the preoperative assessment,
QoL had decreased on discharge from
hospital but was restored within 6months of
operation in disease free patients.
Except for anastomotic strictures, each of the
predened complications (i.e., anastomotic
leak, infections, cardiopulmonary
complications, and operative technical
complications) contributed to decreased
Preoperatively, at
discharge, and 3,6, 9,
12months
postoperatively
6months
postoperatively
HRQL scores
A transthoracic approach, more extensive
lymphadenectomy, wider resection margins
and a longer operating time are not linked to
6months
postoperatively
worse HRQL 6months after surgery.
Assessment of specic HRQL items at
6months can be used as
a predictor of survival.
Patients reporting poor HRQL might
Need intensied clinical attention.
Scores for overall function and global QoL
decline below baseline within 1month after
surgery, and gradually improve but do not
recover fully 6months after surgery.
In the long-term follow-up (6–12months),
adjuvant therapy, eating disorders and
Preoperatively and
6months
postoperatively
Preoperatively, 1 and
6months
postoperatively
Baseline, after
neoadjuvant, and 1, 3,
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(continued)
postoperative complications were associated
to poor QoL.
Postoperative HRQL is restored within
6months after discharge. Occurrence of
anastomotic stricture signicantly decreases
HRQL after esophagectomy.
6, 12months
postoperatively
Baseline, at discharge,
1 and 6months after
discharge
Spitzer index
Number
of
patients QoL instrument Follow up Conclusion regarding QoL
30 QLQ-C30,
QoL pre and post
esophagectomy
prospective
Author Year Study type Comparison
Table 8.1 Including studies regarding HRQL after esophagectomy
Zieren etal. [20] 1996 Cross-sectional
QLQ-OES24
100 QLQ-C30,
QoL post
esophagectomy for
cancer
population-
based
2005 Prospective,
Viklund etal.
[21]
QLQ-OES18
355 QLQ-C30,
QoL post
esophagectomy for
cohort
2008 Prospective
Rutegard etal.
[22]
QLQ-C30,
401
cancer
QoL pre and post
Djarv etal. [19] 2010 Prospective
QLQ-OES18
(614)
esophageal resection,
cardia resection,
extended TG, TG and
cohort
QLQ-OES18
99 QLQ-C30,
oesophageal resection
QoL pre and post
esophagectomy
longitudinal
Chang etal. [18] 2014 Prospective
QLQ-OES18,
and the
IN-PATSAT32
QLQ-OES18
126 QLQ-C30,
QoL pre and post for
cancer
cohort
2014 Prospective
Scarpa etal.
[22]
196 QLQ-C30,
QoL pre and post
esophagectomy for
cancer
cohort
2015 Prospective
Huang etal.
[23]

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Long-term survivors of oesophageal cancer
surgery experience reduced HRQL in several
aspects with persistent or even deterioration
in specic symptoms. The HRQL reduction
appears to be not only related to older age,
but also with the cancer and its treatment
Two-thirds of patients experience signicant
symptoms more than 1year after surgery.
5 and 10years
postoperatively
1year postoperatively
(median 4years)
Apart from dysphagia, which improved over
time, esophagectomy was associated with
decreased HRQL and lasting gastrointestinal
symptoms up to 20years after surgery.
Although some symptoms may persist,
1year, 1–5years, and
after 5years
postoperatively
HRQL is similar to that of healthy
individuals.
postoperatively
(2.1–5.4)
Patients who received THE have better
quality of life than those with TTE.
Patients with postoperative adjuvant therapy
only (range
12–48months)
have relatively poor QoL.
Short term HRQL decreased postoperatively
discharge (21-day
median)
G. Christodoulidis et al.
Patient QoL is severely hampered the rst
year after surgery, the lowest being 2months
after surgery.
A signicant decrease in physical function,
role function, and global health score
immediately is observed postoperatively,
followed by slow improvement 18–24 months
afterwards to approach baseline; dysphagia
Baseline and 2, 4, 6,
9, and 12months
postoperatively
Baseline, 3 monthly
for 12months, then
6-monthly until
24months
postoperatively
deteriorated rapidly but improved to baseline
at 9 months.
Number
of
Table 8.1 (continued)
QLQ-OES18
92 QLQ-C30,
patients QoL instrument Follow up Conclusion regarding QoL
QoL post
esophagectomy for
cancer
cohort
2016 Prospective
Author Year Study type Comparison
Schandl etal.
[24]
QLQ-OG25
876 QLQ-C30 and
QoL post
esophagectomyfor
QLQ-OG25
171 QLQ-C30,
cancer
esophagectomy
cohort
2022 Prospective
Markar etal.
[25]
2022 Case series QoL post
Boshier etal.
[26]
EQ-5D, SF36
QoL post THE 100 SF-36, RSCL 3.5years
cohort
2000 Prospective
De Boer etal.
[27]
110 MOS SF-36 2year postoperatively
THE, extended
esophagectomy (three
eld operation), and
Ivor-Lewis resection
QoL pre and post TTE 30 QLQ-C30 Baseline, and at
cohort
2009 Prospective
Aghajanzadeh
etal. [28]
cohort
2013 Prospective
Tatematsu etal.
[29]
QLQ-OES18
QoL pre and post TTE 79 QLQ-C30,
QoL pre and post MIE 25 QLQ-C30/
cohort
2015 Prospective
Malmström
etal. [30]
2005 Prospective
Leibman etal.
QLQ-OES18
cohort
[31]

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(continued)
MIE leads to a rapid restoration of HRQL.
Baseline, and
6weeks, 3, 6 and
QLQ-OES18
QoL pre and post MIE 62 QLQ-C30,
Worse short-term physical and activity levels
after transthoracic surgery.
No lasting differences in QoL of patients who
12months
postoperatively
5weeks, 3, 6, 9, 12,
18, 24, 30, and
36months
SF-20 and
disease specic
OTE vs. THE 199 RSCL, MOS
underwent either THE or OTE resection were
found. Compared with baseline, QoL declined
after the operation but was restored within a
year in both groups.
Esophageal resections are associated with
signicant deterioration of QoL, which
persists during the follow-up period. The
postoperatively
items
discharge, and
postoperatively, at 3,
105 QLQ-C30 Preoperatively, at
TTE vs. McKeown
esophagectomy
surgical technique and position of the
esophagogastrostomy did not affect QoL
deterioration.
MIE shows an overall benet on HRQL for
the patients on 6months follow-up than open
technique.
Some QoL variables differed signicantly
3months after surgery between THE and
TTE group.
QoL subscales are independent predictors of
survival in potentially curable patients with
6, 12 and 24months
postoperatively
Baseline, and 2, 4, 16,
24weeks
postoperatively
Baseline and
3months
postoperatively
QLQ-OES18
TTE vs MIE 56 QLQ-C30,
RSCL
esophageal adenocarcinoma preoperatively
and postoperatively.
of the scales between the 3 groups.
THE patients do not show signicant
improvement in HRQL except emotional
function. Both techniques show signicant
improvement in dysphagia and eating.
1year postoperatively There were no signicant differences on any
Baseline, and 3, 6, 9,
12months
postoperatively
QLQ-OES18
QLQ-OES18
TTE or THE vs MIE 104 QLQ-C30/
TTE vs THE 55 QLQ-C30,
2010 Prospective
Parameswaran
cohort
etal. [32]
randomized
trial
2004 Comparative
de Boer etal.
[33]
comparative
cohort
2008 Prospective
Egberts etal.
[34]
comparative
cohort
2010 RCT TTE vs THE 199 MOS-SF20,
Wang etal. [35] 2009 Prospective
Van Heijl etal.
[36]
cohort
comparative
cohort
2012 Retrospective
2014 Prospective
Sundaram etal.
[37]
Ramakrishnaiah
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TME can provide better long-term HRQL
outcomes than TTE.
Preoperatively and at
3, 6, 12, 18, and
RAMIE provides a better short-term QoL,
and a better short-term postoperative
functional recovery compared to OTE.
RAMIE is associated with lower immediate
24months
postoperatively
Preopatively, 6weeks
postoperatively
postoperative pain severity and interference.
during inpatient stay,
Surgical technique seems to have little effect
on lasting symptoms and long-term HRQL.
1, and 4months
postoperatively
1year postoperatively
(median 4years)
No clear patient-reported benets of
Preoperatively and at
Th-RAMIE over THE for esophageal cancer.
However, Th-RAMIE conferred several
perioperative benets.
The route of reconstruction had no signicant
impact on patients’ subjective comfort or
QoL.
In the palliative setting retrosternal placement
1, 6, and 12months
postoperatively
postoperatively
G. Christodoulidis et al.
is recommended, as the functional
disadvantages had no impact on QoL.
Number
of
(continued)
Table 8.1
QLQ-OES18
patients QoL instrument Follow up Conclusion regarding QoL
TTE vs. TME 37 QLQ-C30,
longitudinal
comparative
2019 Prospective
Author Year Study type Comparison
Sugawara etal.
[39]
QLQ-C30,
cohort
2019 RCT OTE vs. RAMIE 112 SF-36,
van der Sluis
etal. [40]
QLQ-OES18,
and EQ-5D
Open vs. RAMIE 170 FACT-E, BPI Preopatively, 3 times
comparative
2019 Prospective
Sarkaria etal.
[41]
cohort
QLQ-OG25
QLQ-OES18
362 QLQ-C30 and
Ivor Lewis vs. TMIE
vs. HMIE vs open
surgery
THE vs Th-RAMIE 309 QLQ-C30/
cohort
comparative
2022 Prospective
Eyck etal. [42] 2022 Prospective
Williams etal.
[43]
26 QLQ-C30 Every 6months
cohort
1999 RCT Retrosternal vs
Gawad etal.
posterior mediastinal
gastric tube
reconstruction
[44]

8 Quality ofLife after Upper GI Surgery
Most QoL aspects deteriorated after radical
surgery for esophageal carcinoma and
regained the preoperative level before the end
of the rst postoperative year. Any major
surgical procedure (three-eld
lymphadenectomy and cervical
esophagogastric anastomosis) gives some
disadvantages in physical, social and role
functioning during the rst six postoperative
months.
Compared with Ivor Lewis and left
transthoracic esophagectomies, combined
thoracoscopic/laparoscopic esophagectomy
and every 3months
for 1year
postoperatively
Preoperatively, and 1,
12, 24weeks
postoperatively
enables higher postoperative QoL, making it a
preferable surgical approach for esophageal
cancer
TTIL is associated with more pain and
constipation than TAMK.
Baseline, then
3-monthly for
12months, 6-monthly
until 24months, and
annually until 5years
postoperatively
The retrosternal route is a better choice for
long term HRQL, although it has a higher risk
of anastomotic leak that might lead to worse
HRQL in early period.
Baseline, 2, and
4weeks, and 3,
6months
postoperatively
103
49 QLQ-C30 Baseline, at discharge,
Ivor-Lewis vs
McKeown
esophagectomy
comparative
cohort
2006 Prospective
Gradauskas
etal. [45]
QLQ-OES18
90 QLQ-C30,
Ivor-Lewis vs. left TTE
vs. combined
thoracoscopic/
laparoscopic
comparative
cohort
Zeng etal. [46] 2012 Prospective
QLQ-OES18
487 QLQ-C30,
esophagectomy
TAMK vs. TTIL
Esophagectomy for
GEJ cancer
comparative
cohort
2017 Prospective
Barbour etal.
[47]
QLQ-OES18
97 QLQ-C30,
MIE prevertebral route
vs. retrosternal route
comparative
cohort
Wang etal. [48] 2010 Prospective
Abbreviations: QLQ-C30: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life questionnaire C30, QLQ-OG25/QLQ-OES24/QLQ-OES18:
European Organization for Re-search and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life questionnaire cancer of the oesophagus module, IN-PATSAT32: European Organization for
Research and Treatment of Cancer in-patient satisfaction with care questionnaire, TTE/OTE: Open transthoracic esophagectomy, THE: transhiatal esophagectomy, RAMIE:
Robot-assisted minimally invasive thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy, GEJ: gastroesophageal junction, TAMK: thoracoscopically assisted McKeown esophagectomy, TTIL:
open transthoracic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy, MIE: Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy FACT-E: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Esophageal, BPI: Brief Pain
Inventory, TME: Robot-assisted radical Transmediastinal Esophagectomy, SF-36: Short Form-36, EQ-5D: EuroQol 5D, MOS-SF20: Medical Outcome Study Short Form-20,
RSCL: Rotterdam Symptom Checklist, TG: total gastrectomy, PAIS: Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale score, GIQLI: Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index, Th-RAMIE:
Robotic Transhiatal esophagectomy, TMIE: totally minimally invasive, HMIE: laparoscopy-assisted hybrid minimally invasive

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G. Christodoulidis et al.
Postoperative swallowing dysfunction following esophagectomy remains a major cause
impairing quality of life, even in disease-free
long-term survivors of esophageal cancer [56].
Moreover, esophagectomy for precancerous
cases of Barrett syndrome appears to have a
similar impact on HRQL when compared to
oncological esophagectomies, with a psychological benefit attributed to a reduction in the
perceived risk of cancer [57].
Research has shown that postoperative complications delay recovery in terms of poor HRQL
from a short-term perspective [58]. However, the
impact of postoperative complications on quality
of life is long-lasting. According to Derogar etal.
[59], major postoperative complications following esophagectomy in oncological patients had a
negative impact on HRQL even 5 years after the
operation. In the long-term, follow-up factors
including adjuvant therapy, eating disorders and
postoperative complications were associated
with poor HRQL [22]. Specically, although eating dysfunction declined to levels comparable to
patients without major postoperative complications, sleep difculties and gastroesophageal
reux progressively worsened over time [59].
There are several minimally invasive
approaches for esophageal cancer surgery with
comparable oncological outcomes to more traditional operations. These different surgical techniques and approaches have also been compared
to the more compatible operative techniques in
terms of HRQL. A recently published metaanalysis of six original studies [60] concluded
that minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE)
has also been associated with a deterioration in
HRQL postoperatively. More specically, dyspnea, pain, fatigue, insomnia, constipation, diarrhea, cough, and speech problems increased and
a deterioration of global function lasted 6 months;
increasing issues related to constipation and
speech problems lasted 12months, and insomnia
increased more than 12months after MIE [60].
However, according to another pooled analysis
by Akhtar etal. [61], MIE was associated with
more favorable outcomes than esophagectomy
from the perspective of short-term outcomes.
Moreover, MIE had signicantly better QLQC-
30 and OES-18 scores compared to esophagectomy in the rst, sixth- and twelve-month
follow-up after surgery [62].
Open transthoracic esophagectomy (TTE) is
considered the gold standard method for esophagectomy; however, this procedure has been
strongly associated with a decrease in HRQL
among both the short and long term, with the two
rst postoperative months most affected [29, 30].
In this context, TTE was compared with transhiatal esophagectomy (THE) in terms of postoperative quality of life. Data from prospective cohort
studies reported that patients who underwent
THE had better HRQL results than those who
underwent TTE. According to De Boer et al.
[27], although some symptoms may persist, the
HRQL was similar to that of healthy individuals
[28], and no lasting differences were identied
between the two operative techniques [33].
Among both TTE and THE groups, HRQL
declined when compared with baseline, but was
restored within a year after the operation [33].
Conversely, according to a prospective comparative cohort study [38] THE was not associated
with a signicant improvement in HRQL, with
the exception of emotional function subscales.
Furthermore, HRQL values are independent predictors of survival in potentially curable esophageal adenocarcinoma patients, treated with both
TTE and THE [36]. Similar to TTE, MIE lead to
a postoperative deterioration in HRQL, however
MIE is associated with a rapid restoration in the
rst three postoperative months [31]. Videoassisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (VATS)
had an overall benet on HRQL for esophageal
cancer patients during the 6 month follow-up
after esophagectomy, compared with open surgery [32]. In general, MIE shows an overall benet on HRQL for patients at 6 month follow-up,
compared to TTE [35].
Results from several studies concluded that
surgical technique seems to have little effect on
lasting symptoms and long-term HRQL [34, 37,
42–44]. In a retrospective comparative study,
Egberts etal. [34] reported that esophagectomy
in general is associated with signicant deterioration of HRQL during a 24-month follow-up
period, while both surgical technique and esoph-

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agogastrostomy position did not affect QoL deterioration. Similarly, no signicant difference on
any of the HRQL scales were found in patients
who underwent TTE, THE or MIE [37].
Furthermore, according to a recently published
study [43] there was no clear patient-reported
benets of Robotic Transhiatal esophagectomy
(Th-RAMIE) over THE for esophageal cancer;
however, Th-RAMIE conferred several perioperative benets. The route of reconstruction had no
signicant impact on patients’ subjective comfort
or quality of life [44].
Alternatively, results of other studies [40, 41,
45–48] found a signicant difference in terms of
HRQL between different techniques and routes
of esophagectomy. When comparing Ivor-Lewis
and McKeown esophagectomy, three-eld
lymphadenectomy and cervical esophagogastric
anastomosis leads to some disadvantages in
physical, social and role functioning during the
rst six postoperative months [45]. Similarly,
combined thoracoscopic/laparoscopic esophagectomy was associated with a higher postoperative QoL compared with Ivor Lewis and left
transthoracic esophagectomies [46]. Moreover,
open transthoracic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy
(TTIL) is associated with more pain and constipation than thoracoscopically assisted McKeown
esophagectomy (TAMK) in gastroesophageal
junction cancer patients [47]. RAMIE was associated with a better short-term quality of life, less
postoperative pain and improved short-term postoperative functional recovery compared to TTE
[40, 41]. Sugawara et al. [39] concluded that
robot-assisted radical transmediastinal esophagectomy was associated with better long-term
HRQL compared to TTE.
Gastric
As one of the most common cancers worldwide
with more than one million new cases annually,
gastric cancer is the second leading cause of
cancer- related mortality [63]. Surgery plays a key
role in management of gastric cancer patients.
Following improvement in terms of survival,
long-term impact of HRQL after major gastrec-
tomy has been an area of refocused academic
interest [64]. Components of gastric cancer
related HRQL impairment include gastrointestinal symptoms, systemic symptoms, global functioning as well as social and psychological health
[64]. Despite the durable presence of gastrointestinal symptoms including reux, early satiety,
and episodic nausea, global quality of life appears
permanently unimpaired following gastrectomy
[65]. Gastrectomy is a major operation that alters
the physiological functions of the digestive tract
and affects patients’ wellbeing. Consequently,
patients who undergo this operation commonly
experience a broad range of metabolic disorders,
including malnutrition and weight loss [66].
The impact of gastrectomy on QoL are obvious and intuitive; however less obvious is the
magnitude of any postoperative adverse effects
on QoL, the duration of this impaired QoL, and
the comparative effects of various surgical
options on QoL [67]. Most HRQL scales worsened postoperatively and gradually recovered
during the rst postoperative year, with different
rates of recovery among the patients [68–71]
(Table8.2). Patients who did not survive the rst
2 years may have experienced limited postoperative recovery compared to survivors [68].
Regarding the stage of gastric cancer, according
to Kinami etal. [73] the results in terms of HRQL
of advanced gastric cancer patients were similar
to those of patients with early gastric cancer.
Several different surgical procedures have
been described for achieving oncological radicality in gastric cancer [95]. Selection of the
appropriate procedure is usually based on tumor
location, preoperative staging, the patient’s general physical status and the surgeon’s preference.
Nevertheless, patient-reported measures regarding their postoperative physical and emotional
state, as opposed to objectively dened shortterm perioperative outcomes, should be taken
into consideration to achieve optimal care [95].
Quality of life assessment has become an
increasingly important index for evaluating and
selecting treatment interventions. Moreover,
regarding the exact impact of gastrectomy in
terms of HRQL in cases of advanced non-metastatic gastric cancer, a recently published sys-

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Potentially curative gastrectomy for cancer
has a detrimental impact on HRQL that
mostly recovers in patients surviving some
2years. Patients who die within 2years may
experience limited postoperative recovery
Most scales worsened after surgery and
gradually recovered afterwards with some
differences in rate of recovery. However, the
scales did not fully recover by 1year period
HRQL reduced in the rst months but
recovers by 12months
Preoperatively, then
6weeks, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18,
and 24months
postoperatively
Preoperatively, 3, 6, 9,
and 12months
postoperatively
Preoperatively, then 1,
3–9, 12, 24months
postoperatively
There were no differences between the
methods used.
14days, then 3, 6,and
After gastrectomy, patients encounter
functional impairments and symptoms, but
12months
postoperatively
Postoperatively (range
1month–5years)
experience only a slightly impaired global
G. Christodoulidis et al.
HRQL.DG, the ability to receive neoadjuvant
treatment, and minimally invasive
gastrectomy may be associated with HRQL
benets.
QoL of patients following advanced gastric
cancer surgery were similar to those of
patients with early gastric cancer.
QoL with respect to the global health status
and functional scales were not signicantly
different between the groups 1year after
surgery.
There were no differences between the
(>1year)
Preoperatively and
1year postoperatively
Every 6months for
methods used.
5years postoperatively
QoL
Number
of
Table 8.2 Including studies regarding HRQL after gastrectomy
instrument Follow up Conclusion regarding QoL
QLQ-
STO22
patients
Gastrectomy for cancer 58 QLQ-C30,
cohort
2010 Prospective
Authors Year Study type Comparison
Avery etal.
[68]
QLQ-
STO22
272 QLQ-C30,
Open and laparoscopy-
assisted surgery
cohort
2012 Prospective
Kong etal.
[69]
QLQ-
STO22
Gastrectomy for cancer 60 QLQ-C30,
cohort
2014 Prospective
Worster
etal. [70]
QLQ-
STO22
48 QLQ-C30 Preoperatively then,
pouch reconstruction versus
222 QLQ-C30,
gastrectomy without pouch
reconstruction
Gastrectomy vs. reference
population
cross-sectional
2002 RCT Gastrectomy and Longmire’s
Hoksch etal.
[72]
2018 Retrospective
Brenkman
etal. [71]
57 PGSAS-45 Postoperatively
2020 Retrospective Early stages vs. advanced
Kinami etal.
417 QLQ-C30,
stage of gastric cancer
TG or laparoscopy-assisted
2018 Prospective
[73]
Park etal.
QLQ-
STO22
TG
cohort
[74]
quality of
life index
106 Spitzer
interposition vs. TG and
esophagojejunal anastomosis
1995 RCT TG and jejunal pouch
Fuchs etal.
[75]
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