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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2024; 30(8): 943-955
Published online Feb 28, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i8.943
Quality of life after pancreatic surgery
Shi-Zhen Li, Ting-Ting Zhen, Yi Wu, Min Wang, Ting-Ting Qin, Hang Zhang, Ren-Yi Qin
Shi-Zhen Li, Ting-Ting Zhen, Yi Wu, Min Wang, Ting-Ting Qin, Hang Zhang, Ren-Yi Qin, Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China
Co-corresponding authors: Hang Zhang and Ren-Yi Qin.
Author contributions: Li SZ, Zhang H, and Qin RY designed the research; Wu Y and Qin TT analyzed the data; Li SZ and Zhen TT wrote original draft; Wang M and Zhang H reviewed and edited the draft; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82273442 and No. 82273438.
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Corresponding author: Ren-Yi Qin, FACS, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China. ryqin@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn
Received: December 1, 2023
Peer-review started: December 1, 2023
First decision: December 18, 2023
Revised: December 29, 2023
Accepted: January 31, 2024
Article in press: January 31, 2024
Published online: February 28, 2024
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background

Pancreatic surgery is challenging because of the anatomical characteristics of pancreas. With the progress of medical standards, the perioperative outcomes have been greatly improved these years. More and more attention has been paid to the changes of quality of life (QOL) after pancreatic surgery. There is a lack of summary of QOL after various kinds of pancreatic surgery. With the purpose of describing the results of existing researches concerning QOL of pancreatic surgery we conducted this study.

Research motivation

Understanding which kind of pancreatic surgery has better QOL can provide some basis for clinical surgical decision.

Research objectives

This review aimed to summarize and analyze current research results on QOL after pancreatic surgery including pancreaticoduodenectomy, duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection, distal pancreatectomy, central pancreatectomy and total pancreatectomy after January 1, 2012. It provides some directions for future researches based on the results of the controversy over patients' QOL after surgery. And it also provides some basis for clinical surgical decision-making.

Research methods

A systematic review was conducted in PubMed and EMBASE Database, according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guideline. And references of the retrieved articles were screened for any relevant articles. We extracted the results of these articles and summarized them.

Research results

This review summarizes and analyzes current research results on QOL after pancreatic surgery. The article covers the discussion and analysis of the QOL of various pancreatic surgery. Which kind of surgical procedure has better QOL is controversial. The long-term benefits on QOL of minimally invasive surgery over open surgery are controversial.

Research conclusions

Comparison and summary of QOL in patients with different types of pancreatic surgery. We included not only the results of the same surgical procedure, but also the results between different procedures.

Research perspectives

More well-designed prospective analyses of patients' QOL after pancreatic surgery are needed.