Comment on Matsuo et al. Impact of Olfactory Change on Postoperative Body Weight Loss in Patients with Gastric Cancer after Gastrectomy. Nutrients 2024, 16, 851
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The Comment on Matsuo et al. Impact of Olfactory Change on Postoperative
Body Weight Loss in Patients with Gastric Cancer after Gastrectomy.
Nutrients 2024, 16, 851 is well written short commentary paper. The author pointed that the commented article is the prospective study which is the first to investigate the relationship between surgery and olfactory changes in patients with gastric cancers. Acording to the author, these findings notably reveal that olfactory changes constitute an independent risk factor for weight loss one-month post-surgery that could be useful in the clinical practice. It has been pointed that the authors suggested a potential relationship between postoperative olfactory changes and significant weight loss . The commenting author suggested to present detailed weight loss data for each group. Such data would further strengthen the suggested association.
The commenting author tried to explain the mechanisms of post-gastrectomy olfactory changes. The role of gut hormons in the weight loss and olfactory changes was described in this paper. Studies regarding weight loss and olfactory changes in bariatric surgery were shortly described. The references are appropriate. In conlusion, this comment is complementary to the article by Matsuo et al.
Comments on the Quality of English Language
Minor editing of English language required.