BACKGROUND: The short- and long-term outcomes of gastrectomy in elderly patients with gastric cancer have not been fully evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients who underwent gastrectomy were classified into two groups: Non-elderly patients (<80 years old) and elderly patients (≥80 years old). The surgical morbidity, overall and cancer-specific survival in the two groups were compared. RESULTS: A total of 411 patients were evaluated. The rate of overall complication was 29.4% in the non-elderly and 32.4% in the elderly (p=0.699). In the elderly, the overall and cancer-specific survival rates at 5 years after surgery were inferior to those of the younger group (59.8% vs. 66.7%, p=0.103 and 67.9% vs. 78.2%, p=0.028, respectively). CONCLUSION: The short-term outcomes after gastrectomy were almost equal for the two groups in the present study. The prognosis was poor in elderly patients, especially those with advanced gastric cancer. Copyright
BACKGROUND: The short- and long-term outcomes of gastrectomy in elderly patients with gastric cancer have not been fully evaluated. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients who underwent gastrectomy were classified into two groups: Non-elderly patients (<80 years old) and elderly patients (≥80 years old). The surgical morbidity, overall and cancer-specific survival in the two groups were compared. RESULTS: A total of 411 patients were evaluated. The rate of overall complication was 29.4% in the non-elderly and 32.4% in the elderly (p=0.699). In the elderly, the overall and cancer-specific survival rates at 5 years after surgery were inferior to those of the younger group (59.8% vs. 66.7%, p=0.103 and 67.9% vs. 78.2%, p=0.028, respectively). CONCLUSION: The short-term outcomes after gastrectomy were almost equal for the two groups in the present study. The prognosis was poor in elderly patients, especially those with advanced gastric cancer. Copyright
Authors: Valentina Mengardo; Orla Mc Cormack; Jacopo Weindelmayer; Asif Chaudry; Maria Bencivenga; Simone Giacopuzzi; William H Allum; Giovanni de Manzoni Journal: Ann Surg Oncol Date: 2018-06-04 Impact factor: 5.344
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