Yuto Kitano, Tomoya Tsukada, Masahide Kaji, Jungo Yoshida, Tatsuhiro Araki, Hiroaki Horio, Kenta Sukegawa, Toru Kurata, Atsushi Hirose, Masahiro Hada, Koji Amaya, Akemi Yoshikawa, Kiichi Maeda
Although the number of gastric cancers in elderly is increasing with the aging population, the indications of surgical treatment depend on the individual cases and the decisions of doctors. We investigated the outcomes of gastrectomy in elderly patients aged 85 years and older who underwent surgery at our hospital. From 2014 to 2022, 72 cases of gastrectomy were performed in the elderly. The approaches were laparotomy in 28 cases, laparoscopic in 42, and robot-assisted in 2. There were 57 cases of distal gastrectomy, 7 cases of proximal gastrectomy, and 8 cases of total gastrectomy...
March 2024: Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy