Barbarisi A, Parisi V, Parmeggiani U, Cremona F, Delrio P
Istituto di Chirurgia Sperimentale, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Naples, Italy.
Ann Oncol. 2001;12 Suppl 3:S27-30. doi: 10.1093/annonc/12.suppl_3.s27.
Quality-of-life assessment is becoming an important concern even of surgeons. The new trend applies specifically to surgical oncology, where particular attention is now being paid to the outcome of surgical treatment. Gastrointestinal cancers are heterogeneous in their presentation and in treatment, but they share common aspects related to the surgical approach. A functional outcome is fundamental in all the operations performed for gastrointestinal cancers and many improvements have been made thanks to the increased rate of conservative approaches and the amelioration of the technology applied to surgery. The measurement of the surgical outcome and the methods to be applied is still undergoing extensive evaluation but the flourishing interest in the issues concerning quality of life all over the surgical community will rapidly lead to a better definition of goals and results.
生活质量评估甚至已成为外科医生的重要关注点。这一新趋势尤其适用于外科肿瘤学，目前人们特别关注手术治疗的结果。胃肠道癌症在临床表现和治疗方面具有异质性，但它们在手术方法方面有共同之处。对于所有针对胃肠道癌症进行的手术而言，功能结果至关重要，并且由于保守手术方法比例的增加以及手术应用技术的改进，已经取得了许多进展。手术结果的衡量以及所应用的方法仍在进行广泛评估，但整个外科界对生活质量问题的浓厚兴趣将迅速促成对目标和结果的更明确界定。
