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Laura Ruspi1, Federica Galli1, Vincenzo Pappalardo1, Davide Inversini1, Francesco Martignoni1, Luigi Boni1, Gianlorenzo Dionigi1, Stefano Rausei1.
Abstract
The global aging of population will lead a greater number of elderly patients to undergo surgical procedure in a near future. Concerning gastric cancer, the impact of lymphadenectomy on survival has been demonstrated in RCTs, and extended lymphadenectomy is now considered as gold standard of treatment in non-early tumors. However, the role of age as a prognostic factor and the benefit of extended surgery in elderly/high-risk patients are not clearly defined yet. From our revision of literature, it seems that surgery for gastric cancer may have a further tailorization, considering not only the stage of disease, but also patients' age and comorbidities.Entities:
Keywords: Lymphadenectomy; elderly/high risk patients; gastric cancer surgery; perioperative morbidity
Year: 2017 PMID: 28217755 PMCID: PMC5313282 DOI: 10.21037/tgh.2016.12.07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol ISSN: 2415-1289