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Surgical treatment for esophageal cancer, which includes thoracotomy, laparotomy, and three-field lymph node dissection [1] followed by reconstruction, is one of the most severe operative procedures resulting in an increased protein catabolism with supressed immune function. Growth hormone has a strong anabolic effect and became applicable for clinical use owing to the availability of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) by the development of bioengineering techniques. The effects of rhGH in the stressed state were investigated experimentally and clinically.
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Tashiro, T., Takagi, K., Mashima, Y., Yamamori, H., Nishizawa, M., Nakajima, N. (1993). Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Improves Postoperative Protein Retention of Patients Receiving Esophagectomy. In: Nabeya, Ki., Hanaoka, T., Nogami, H. (eds) Recent Advances in Diseases of the Esophagus. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68246-2_168
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