title: [Is routine tumor after-care after gastrectomy sensible?].
abstract: Only 22.3% of patients with recurrence after potentially curative gastrectomy are discovered in asymptomatic stages. Their prognosis is not different from those with symptomatic recurrence. Routine follow-up after gastrectomy can be abandoned.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie, Berlin.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Böhner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zimmer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ewert
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Buhr
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Sinn einer routinemässigen Tumornachsorge nach Gastrektomie?