The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis and surgical treatment processes of gastric cancer
The COVID-19 pandemic may have reduced both the referral rates for surgery and the extent of surgical interventions for advanced-stage gastric cancer. It is believed that both surgeons and patients adopted more conservative approaches during the pandemic.
Authors
- Volkan Sayur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3192-4359)
- Muhtar Sinan Ersin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4263-1727)
- Eralp Ulusoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5457-2192)
- Özgür Fırat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1231-626X)
- Bahadır Emre Baki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3389-1332)
- Taylan Özgür Sezer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9030-6561)
- Sarp Tunalı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9185-1676)
- B. Tekin Çetin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8478-6041)
Institutions
- Ege University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Turkish Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47717/turkjsurg.2025.2025-4-9
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00