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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2024; 16(11): 3618-3622
Published online Nov 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i11.3618
Published online Nov 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i11.3618
Preoperative malnutrition in elderly gastric cancer patients and adverse postoperative outcomes of radical gastrectomy
Shan-Shan Liu, Liang Wang, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xi’ning 810000, Qinghai Province, China
Co-first authors: Shan-Shan Liu and Liang Wang.
Author contributions: Liu SS and Wang L co-wrote the manuscript, sharing the first authorship; Wang L contributed to the editorial concept and design; Liu SS and Wang L reviewed the literature; Wang L revised and reviewed the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Corresponding author: Liang Wang, MD, Attending Doctor, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, No. 29 Tongren Road, Xi’ning 810000, Qinghai Province, China. wangliang19911128@163.com
Received: July 16, 2024
Revised: September 19, 2024
Accepted: October 9, 2024
Published online: November 27, 2024
Processing time: 106 Days and 6.2 Hours
Revised: September 19, 2024
Accepted: October 9, 2024
Published online: November 27, 2024
Processing time: 106 Days and 6.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Preoperative malnutrition in elderly gastric cancer (GC) patients is linked to poor prognosis, prolonged hospital stay, and delayed discharge. Therefore, malnutrition can serve as a negative predictor of the therapeutic efficacy of radical surgery for GC patients. Improving malnutrition and its adverse effects may effectively benefit elderly GC patients undergoing radical surgery.