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Filter by:More than 20% of patients with gastric cancer have at presentation a stage IV disease. Advanced adenocarcinoma of the antro-pyloric region often determines a condition of gastric outlet obstruction syndrome (GOOS), which requires a rapid resolution for the severe consequences that will occur if the obstruction is not resolved. GOOS causes malnutrition, fluid and electrolyte imbalances that are difficult to control. Laparoscopic or open gastroenterostomy has been proposed as the treatment of choice in patients with advanced unresectable distal stomach tumor presenting with symptoms of GOOS. Noticeably, laparoscopic gastroenterostomy might be difficult to be performed in a hostile abdomen because of the involvement of the root of the mesentery, infiltration of the surrounding structures and peritoneal carcinosis. Furthermore, laparoscopic or open gastroenterostomy provides suboptimal palliation, because it is associated with postoperative complications ranging from 15% to 50% related to a delayed gastric emptying and a protract postoperative hospital stay. These results negatively affect the quality of life (QoL), and therefore, the efficacy of gastroenterostomy for palliation has been questioned. In 1997, Kaminishi et al. introduced a technique of stomach-partitioning gastrojejunostomy (SPGJ), which divides the lower part of the stomach and connects the jejunum to the proximal part of the stomach while maintaining a tunnel that is 2 to 3 cm in diameter along the lesser curvature. This technique theoretically provides some benefits: endoscopic evaluation of the tumor response to adjuvant chemotherapy and the possibility of repeated endoscopic local treatment on the tumor, prevention of ingested food retention in the distal part of the stomach thus facilitating gastric emptying and improving patient's QoL. A current alternative to laparoscopic or open surgical approach to an advanced gastric tumor is the positioning of a self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) which offers many potential advantages: the avoidance of general anaesthesia for a laparoscopic or open approach, a shorter hospital stay and a minor patient postoperative discomfort. We want to perform a prospective longitudinal cohort trial, comparing the QoL of patients affected with stage IV antropyloric stomach cancer and symptoms of GOOS who underwent endoscopic placement of a SEMS or after open SPGJ.
A distinctive subtype of gastric adenocarcinoma with extensive bone marrow metastasis and DIC has been described. Few patients have been treated properly due to the lack of standard care. We designed this phase II study to evaluate a dose-dense regimen for this kind of highly aggressive gastric cancer (HAGC).
There is a rapidly growing interest in metabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, its efficacy in the non-morbidly population is not clear yet and the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Meanwhile, the incidence of early gastric cancer (EGC) in Korea has gradually increased, the long-term quality of life of the patients with EGC has become an important issue. Since the reconstruction methods after gastric cancer surgery are similar to that of metabolic surgery, some surgeons have attempted to modify the reconstruction methods after standard radical gastrectomy to achieve better glycemic control in gastric cancer patients with type 2 diabetes. The present study aimed to investigate the changes in glucose metabolism and incretin hormone responses following different types of reconstruction after distal gastrectomy in non-morbidly obese gastric cancer patients with type 2 diabetes. This is a non-randomized, prospective, single-center, phase II pilot study. Patients diagnosed with stage I gastric cancer and type 2 diabetes are eligible for the present study. Patients who will undergo laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for cancer located at the lower two-thirds of the stomach will only be included. The reconstruction method will be selected among conventional Billroth I, long-limb Billroth II (with 100 cm-long biliopancreatic limb), or long-limb Roux-en-Y (with 100 cm-long Roux limb) reconstruction methods according to the surgeon's preference as well as the size of the remnant stomach. All the patients are subjected to a 75g-oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) preoperatively, and at 5 days, 3 months, 6 months postoperatively and serum glucose, as well as incretin hormones, will be serially measured.
"Want to know the effect of dexmedetomidine during opioid free anesthesia on postoperative recovery after gastrectomy. Patients undergoing open gastrectomy are divided into dexmedetomidine group and control(remifentanil) group, administered during surgery, and compared with the speed of postoperative intestinal function recovery. Based on our institution's previous record, the average recovery time was 6 ± 1.4 days. Given that it is clinically significant to reduce recovery time by 20%, Alpha 0.05 and Power 80% require 31 samples per group, and assuming a 10% dropout rate, the total number of samples needed is 68.Subjects are patients aged 19 to 75 who are subject to open gastretomy planned by a gastric cancer. The exclusion criteria include American Society of Anesthesiology grade 3 or higher, patients who have previously been treated for cancer, patients with cancer other than the stomach, patients with drug allergies, weight less than 60kg, BMI > 30 kg/m2, patients who are unable to communicate and are unable to read consent (e.g., illiteracy, foreigners, etc.). The research method is a Randomized double-blind controlled study, and the assignment of both drugs is unknown and is used to maintain anesthesia in the form of continuous injection during surgery. Primary outcome is the recovery period satisfying the following. 1)intestinal gas passage 2) tolerance of soft bland diet (SBD) for 24 hr. 3) safe ambulation without assistance 4) no requirement iv analgesics after discontinuation of PCA (VAS <4). 5) no abnormal physical signs or laboratory test. The secondary outcomes are maximum VAS, post-operative hospital stay, complications and readmission rate at 3 months F/U time, post-operative period analgesic requirement, incidence of opioid related side effect.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of arginine/lysine solution administration on serum potassium levels. A systematic assessment of serum potassium levels will be performed during infusion and up to 24 hours post start of infusion compared to baseline.
This study aims to estimate the effects of nutritional interventions on the improvement of nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) among gastrointestinal patients in Vietnam
We investigate whether the intravenously administered human albumin is beneficial to prevent anastomotic leakage after gastric cancer surgery.
In gastric cancer, laparoscopic gastrectomy is commonly performed in Asian countries. In other regions where tumor incidence is relatively low and patient characteristics are different, developments in this issue have been limited. In this study, the investigators aimed to compare the early results for patients who underwent open or laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in a center in Turkey.
By using the M.A.D.I.T. methodology and the Dialogics science, SALVO Project aims to develop operational guidelines to support oncological target patients in the resumption of their daily post-operative activities. The research will implement an instrument for the purpose of measuring the health need of participants who are admitted to the surgical ward. Therefore, targeted interventions will be implemented with participants, and efficacy will be evaluated in order to define treatment guidelines. The principal aim of this study is to create a validated and replicable intervention model for supporting patients who undergone surgery for esophagus and gastro intestinal cancer.
This trial tests new methods and materials for the real-time chemotherapy-associated side effects monitoring support system (RT-CAMSS) in patients with gastrointestinal cancers undergoing chemotherapy. RT-CAMSS is a monitoring support system that provides patients with evidence-based information and side-effect management and coping skills, emotional support and validation, and proactive care via text messages and questionnaires as they undergo chemotherapy.