Hiromi Matsuo, Ryota Matsui, Koshi Kumagai, Satoshi Ida, Yoko Saino, Aya Fujihara, Kumi Takagi, Yukiko Itami, Misuzu Ishii, Naoki Moriya, Yuna Izumi-Mishima, Kazuhiro Nomura, Yasuo M Tsutsumi, Souya Nunobe, Rie Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Sakaue
Patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer may experience alterations in olfaction, yet the association between olfactory changes and postoperative weight loss remains uncertain. This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between olfactory changes and postoperative weight loss in patients with gastric cancer. Patients who underwent radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer between February 2022 and August 2022 were included in the study. Those experiencing a higher Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score postoperatively compared to preoperatively were deemed to have undergone olfactory changes...
March 15, 2024: Nutrients