Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and quality of life after oncologic gastric surgery: Evaluation from a single tertiary center
Gastrectomy is a cause of EPI. Younger patients, aggressive disease and advanced stages are significant risk factors for more severe EPI. Severe EPI worsens QoL, being associated with a higher rate of gastrointestinal symptoms.
Authors
- Elisabetta Gambaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6713-6357)
- Giuseppe Quero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0001-9479)
- Claudio Fiorillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7681-3567)
- Roberta Menghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8088-0807)
- Fausto Rosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7280-8354)
- Lodovica Langellotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9571-8718)
- Giuseppe Massimiani
- Vanessa Gentili
- Davide De Sio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-4691)
- Vincenzo Tondolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0256-3766)
- Chiara Lucinato
- Beatrice Biffoni
- Sergio Alfieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-0788)
- Maria Carmen Puzzangara
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio (IT)
- Fatebenefratelli Hospital (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i9.107789
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00