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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2026; 18(6): 116836
Published online Jun 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.116836
Published online Jun 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.116836
Letter to the Editor: More than organ repair - emotional risk stratification and mind-body integrated care after intestinal tumor resection
Qing-Han Ma, Lei Jin, Jiong Wu, Department of Coloproctology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
Author contributions: Ma QH wrote the original draft; Jin L and Wu J contributed to reviewing and editing; Wu J contributed to conceptualization; Ma QH, Jin L and Wu J participated in drafting the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Jiong Wu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Chief Physician, Department of Coloproctology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 110 Ganhe Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai 200437, China. tcmoctober9@163.com
Received: November 24, 2025
Revised: December 13, 2025
Accepted: January 26, 2026
Published online: June 27, 2026
Processing time: 204 Days and 23.1 Hours
Revised: December 13, 2025
Accepted: January 26, 2026
Published online: June 27, 2026
Processing time: 204 Days and 23.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Postoperative anxiety and depression are common after intestinal tumor surgery and are associated with inflammation, nutritional imbalance, and poorer survival and health-related quality of life. Building on a prospective study by Wei et al, this letter reinterprets the “psychological status-inflammation/nutrition- quality of life” pathway within a gut-immune-brain axis framework and advocates broader biomarker profiling, longer follow-up, and intervention trials triggered by neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and albumin-to-fibrinogen ratio thresholds to promote more integrated, health-oriented perioperative care.