title: [A prospective comparative study of three treatment options in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate outcomes after different treatment options including endoscopic stent placement, surgical bypass, and percutaneous gastrostomy for malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO).
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-nine patients with GOO secondary to unresectable primary or metastatic cancer were treated with endoscopic stent placement (group 1, n=13), surgical bypass (group 2, n=21), or percutaneous gastrostomy (group 3, n=5). QLQ-STO22 form was used to assess quality of life (QOL) at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months following intervention.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall median survival time was 68 days. Median survival time in group 1 and group 2 was 85 and 72 days respectively, longer than that in group 3 (48 days, P<0.05). Fourteen patients (7 cases in group 1 and 7 cases in group 2) completed all three QOL surveys. All the patients in group 1 had significant improvement in dysphagia, dietary restrictions, dry mouth, and reflux (P<0.05). In group 2, dysphagia and dietary restrictions were significantly improved (P<0.05), while there were no significant improvements in dry mouth, reflux and pain (all P>0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the prognosis of malignant GOO is poor, endoscopic stent placement and surgical bypass may improve QOL of patients and therefore are reasonable alternatives for palliation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Panyu Center Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 511400, China. guojingjinsu@163.com
authors.forename: Jing-jin
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Wei-xiong
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D015607:Stents; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*