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Purpose Using an instrument we developed to assess postoperative dysfunction objectively (Surg Today 2005;35:535–42), we compared postoperative dysfunction after 2 - field versus 3 - field lymph node dissection retrospectively, in patents undergoing esophageal cancer surgery. Methods Subjects were selected randomly from among patients who had undergone radical surgery for squamous cell carcinoma...
Purpose We evaluated the purpose reliability and validity of a preliminary scale, which we developed to assess postoperative dysfunction after surgery for gastric and esophageal carcinoma. Methods After interviews with 12 patients, reviews of previous studies, and discussions with experts, we identified the physical symptoms that develop after resection of upper gastrointestinal (GIT) carcinoma,...
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