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"How do you live without a stomach?": a multiple case study examination of total gastrectomy for palliation or prophylaxis.

Palliative & supportive care - 1 Sept 2011

Garland Sheila N, Lounsberry Joshua, Pelletier Guy, Bathe Oliver F

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OBJECTIVE: The number of diagnosed cases of stomach cancer in Western countries is relatively small compared to prevalence rates in Eastern populations. This disparity creates a general lack of information and understanding of the experience of patients treated for this disease in North America. Surgical removal of the stomach, also called total gastrectomy (TG), is presently the only curative treatment available...

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PMID: 21838951
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951511000253

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