Serum zinc deficiency in patients after gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Autor: Tsutomu Namikawa, Hiromichi Maeda, Kazuhiro Hanazaki, Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Jun Iwabu, Keiichiro Yokota, Shigeto Shimizu, Masaya Munekage, Sunao Uemura, Nobuhisa Tanioka, Michiya Kobayashi
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Clinical Oncology. 26:1864-1870
ISSN: 1437-7772
1341-9625
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-01978-w
Popis: Zinc is an essential dietary component for humans and the second most prevalent trace element; however, serum zinc levels after gastrectomy have not been fully elucidated. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between clinicopathologic features and serum zinc levels in patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The study enrolled 617 patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer at the Kochi Medical School. Clinical data were obtained to investigate associations between clinicopathological features, including nutritional indicators and serum zinc levels. Serum zinc deficiency was defined as serum zinc level
Databáze: OpenAIRE