title: The quality of life is sustained after operation for carcinoma of the esophagus.
abstract: An interview was conducted to determine the quality of life, both objectively and subjectively, in 64 patients without a recurrence of the disease more than one year after esophageal resection and reconstruction with a gastric tube for carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus. Despite the decrease in body weight, the patients appeared to be well adjusted and had a most optimistic attitude toward their illness. The laboratory data showed normal values, postoperatively. As there was no evidence of a diminished quality of life in these patients, we consider that physicians should recommend surgical therapy for patients with carcinoma of the esophagus.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D004435:Eating; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life; D012917:Social Adjustment