The safety and feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in very elderly patients: short-and long-term outcomes

Purpose It remains unclear whether laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) for gastric cancer is a suitable treatment for very elderly (VE) patients. We aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of LG for gastric cancer in VE patients. Methods We reviewed 226 consecutive patients who underwent LG between Jan...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2021-02, Vol.51 (2), p.219-225
Main Authors: Mikami, Ryuichi, Tanaka, Eiji, Murakami, Teppei, Ishida, Satoshi, Matsui, Yugo, Horita, Kenta, Yamada, Masaki, Nitta, Takashi, Mise, Masahiro, Harada, Takehisa, Takeo, Masahiko, Arii, Shigeki
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Language:English
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Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Surgery
Surgical Oncology
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Summary:Purpose It remains unclear whether laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) for gastric cancer is a suitable treatment for very elderly (VE) patients. We aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of LG for gastric cancer in VE patients. Methods We reviewed 226 consecutive patients who underwent LG between January 2010 and December 2016. We compared VE patients (age ≥ 80, n  = 38) with non-elderly patients (age ≤ 79, n  = 188). Results An ASA-PS score ≥ 2 was more common in VE group (86.8 vs. 48.9%; P  
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-020-02078-4