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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2025; 17(2): 98535
Published online Feb 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i2.98535
Analysis of risk factors for dysphagia in patients after laparoscopic radical gastrectomy
Sang-Sang Chen, Zhe-Bin Dong, Han-Ting Xiang, Zheng-Wei Chen, Tian-Ci Chen, Jia-Rong Huang, Chao Liang, Wei-Ming Yu
Sang-Sang Chen, Zhe-Bin Dong, Han-Ting Xiang, Zheng-Wei Chen, Tian-Ci Chen, Jia-Rong Huang, Chao Liang, Wei-Ming Yu, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China
Co-corresponding authors: Chao Liang and Wei-Ming Yu.
Author contributions: Chen SS designed the study and was primarily responsible for writing the manuscript; Dong ZB and Chen TC collected and organized the data; Chen ZW and Xiang HT analyzed the data; Xiang HT controlled the quality of the data; Huang JR participated in the revision of the manuscript; Liang C and Yu WM supervised the entire study, reviewed and revised the manuscript, and they contributed equally to this paper and are the co-corresponding authors of this manuscript; and all authors thoroughly reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Lihuili Hospital of Ningbo University, approval No. KY2024SL216-01.
Informed consent statement: The informed consent was waived by the Institutional Review Board.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: The datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. Due to privacy concerns, access to the data will be granted under compliance with appropriate agreements.
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Corresponding author: Chao Liang, PhD, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Affiliated Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo University, No. 57 Xingning Road, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China. movingstar-lchao@163.com
Received: July 3, 2024
Revised: November 22, 2024
Accepted: December 20, 2024
Published online: February 27, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Dysphagia is a common complication after total gastrectomy, yet research on it is limited. This retrospective study analyzed factors influencing dysphagia in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer and explored management strategies. Data from 115 patients treated at Li Huili Hospital between January 2018 and May 2022 were reviewed. Post-surgery, patients completed questionnaires and were divided into dysphagia (Eating Assessment Tool-10 score ≥ 3) and non-dysphagia (Eating Assessment Tool-10 score < 3) groups. Risk factors were assessed using χ2 test, Fisher’s exact test, t-test, Pearson correlation, and regression analyses.