Complications and Survival Rate of Patients Over 80 Years Old Who Underwent Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

Purpose: As the life expectancy increases, the population of elderly patients increases. We evaluated the complications and survival rate of patients over 80 years old, who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted for a total of 1,912 patients, who underwent surgery with stomach cancer from 2008 to 2016. We analyzed postoperative complications and the survival rate between the middle old (70~79, n=255) group and the very old (≥80, n=37) group. Results: Among 1,912 patients, 255 people in the middle old group and 37 people within the very old group underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy. We confirmed that there was no significant difference except for the age (p