Open AccessLarger Remaining Stomach Volume Is Associated With Better Nutrition and Muscle Preservation in Patients With Gastric Cancer Receiving Distal Gastrectomy With Gastroduodenostomy
Author(s) -
Amy Kim,
Jung Bok Lee,
Yousun Ko,
Taeyong Park,
Hyeonjong Jo,
Jin Kyoo Jang,
Kyoungsuk Lee,
Kyung Won Kim,
Beom Su Kim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of gastric cancer/daehan wiam haghoeji
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.806
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2093-5641
pISSN - 1598-1320
DOI - 10.5230/jgc.2022.22.e15
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrectomy , billroth i , body mass index , stomach , gastroenterology , cancer , anastomosis , weight loss , surgery , obesity
Weight loss and deterioration in body composition are observed in patients with gastric cancer (GC) following gastrectomy. This study aimed to investigate the impact of residual stomach volume (RSV) on the nutritional status and body composition of patients with GC treated with distal gastrectomy.