Evaluation of Extensive Operation from the Standpoint of Quality of Life -In Esophageal Cancer-

Kaichi Isono

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chiba University

We evaluate the extensive thoracic esophageal cancer opration in comparison with the standard operation from the standpoint of quantity, degree of operative invasion, postoperative complications and operative complaints based on inquiries to the patients. The extensive operation was significantly better in some cases from the point of quantity. The degree of operative risk was high. Attention should be paid to recurrent nerve paralysis as a postoperative complication. The patients had more complaints during the first 3 postoperative years. The patients who recognized their disease as cancer complained more and were less active, as compared to those not recognizing cancer.

Key words
quality of life, quantity of life, extensive operation

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Kaichi Isono Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Chiba University
1-8-l Inohana, Chiba, 280 JAPAN

Accepted
December 13, 1989

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