Quality of life in patients with rectal cancer after laparoscopic colectomy / 浙江大学学报·医学版
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
;
(6): 371-377, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-271519
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the quality of life in patients with rectal cancer after laparoscopic colectomy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From Sep.2004 to Dec. 2005, 51 patients with rectal cancer were recruited in this prospective, non-randomized study.Twenty-three patients underwent laparoscopic colectomy (LC), 28 patients had open colectomy (OC). EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-CR38 questionnaire were applied to evaluate quality of life baseline, discharging and 3 months after operation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Before operation,the median score of role functioning in LC group was lower. However, LC group patients complained less financial difficulties. The differences were of statistical significance (P<0.05), but not of clinical significance. The median scores of other function domains and symptom domains were similar between two groups (P>0.05). Postoperatively, the most median scores of function domains and symptom domains between two groups were similar (P>0.05). The only score with statistically significant difference was the pain when patients left hospital (U=218.5, P=0.042). However, the difference was not of clinical significance, too.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Only minimal benefits in short-term postoperative quality of life are found with laparoscopic colectomy in patients with rectal cancer compared with open colectomy.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Rectal Neoplasms
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General Surgery
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Adenocarcinoma
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Prospective Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Treatment Outcome
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Laparoscopy
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Colectomy
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Methods
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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