Laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in the elderly patients

Laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in the elderly patients

Background This study aimed to investigate the short-term surgical outcomes of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in elderly patients in order to determine the safety, feasibility, and risk factors for postoperative complications associated with this procedure. Methods We retrospectively in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgical endoscopy 2016-04, Vol.30 (4), p.1380-1387
Hauptverfasser: Fujisaki, Muneharu, Shinohara, Toshihiko, Hanyu, Nobuyoshi, Kawano, Susumu, Tanaka, Yujiro, Watanabe, Atsushi, Yanaga, Katsuhiko
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
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Abdominal Surgery
Aftercare
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort analysis
Comorbidity
Dissection
Female
Gastrectomy - methods
Gastric cancer
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal surgery
Gynecology
Hepatology
Hospitals
Humans
Incidence
Japan - epidemiology
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy - methods
Laparotomy
Lymphatic system
Male
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Operative Time
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Proctology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stomach Neoplasms - mortality
Stomach Neoplasms - surgery
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
Survival Rate - trends
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Zusammenfassung:Background This study aimed to investigate the short-term surgical outcomes of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in elderly patients in order to determine the safety, feasibility, and risk factors for postoperative complications associated with this procedure. Methods We retrospectively investigated 208 patients who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer between January 2007 and September 2014. After excluding 15 patients with unusual medical histories or surgical treatments, 193 were selected for this cohort study. We divided the patients into two cohorts: elderly patients (≥75 years old) and non-elderly patients (
ISSN:0930-2794
1432-2218
DOI:10.1007/s00464-015-4340-5