Stomal Stenosis Following Gastrectomy in the Elderly

Seven hundred and thirty seven patients over 65 years of age (mean 76 years) undergoing gastrectomies from 1979 to 1991 were reviewed to evaluate the cause of stomal stenosis in the early postoperative period. Fifty seven (7.7%) patients, 24 males (5.6%) and 33 females (10.6%), had overt stomal sten...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nihon Rōnen Igakkai zasshi 1992/10/25, Vol.29(10), pp.758-764
Hauptverfasser: Takahashi, Tadao, Yamashiro, Moriya, Hashimoto, Hajime, Noro, Toshio, Hino, Yasunori, Hirashima, Tokuji, Kino, Kenji, Takubo, Kaiyo
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Zusammenfassung:Seven hundred and thirty seven patients over 65 years of age (mean 76 years) undergoing gastrectomies from 1979 to 1991 were reviewed to evaluate the cause of stomal stenosis in the early postoperative period. Fifty seven (7.7%) patients, 24 males (5.6%) and 33 females (10.6%), had overt stomal stenosis or obstruction documented by radiological and endoscopic findings. The incidence of stenosis in females was significantly higher than in males (p
ISSN:0300-9173
DOI:10.3143/geriatrics.29.758