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Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients.
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- Risk factors for pneumonia after radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Trapezoidal tunnel intracorporeal esophagogastric anastomosis technique in laparoscopic-assisted proximal gastrectomy: technical notes and preliminary experience.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Short- and Long-Term Advantages of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Elderly Patients with Locally Advanced Cancer.Cancers · 2024Article
- Impact of the Aboral Pouch in Roux-en-Y Reconstruction after Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Elderly Patients.Juntendo Iji zasshi = Juntendo medical journal · 2024Article
- Laparoscopy-assisted vs open total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric cancer: results of a retrospective, multicenter study.Updates in surgery · 2023Article
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- Gastric Cancer in Older Patients: A Retrospective Study and Literature Review.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2022Article
- Is surgery the best treatment for elderly gastric cancer patients?World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) for elderly patients. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 136 patients who underwent LTG. We divided the patients into elderly patients (>75 years of age) and non-elderly patients (≤75 years of age).
resultsThe American Society of Anesthesiologists score, Charlson comorbidity index, Glasgow Prognostic Score and rate of comorbidities were higher in the elderly group; the rates of other clinicopathological characteristics did not differ between the two groups. Regarding the nutritional status, the body weight loss rate in the elderly group was higher in comparison to the non-elderly group (81% vs. 84%, p=0.004). The disease-specific survival (DSS) did not differ between two groups to a statistically significant extent (3-year DSS rates: 83.7 vs. 94.5%; p=0.152).
conclusionsLTG was acceptable for elderly patients as the elderly and non-elderly groups showed comparable short-term and long-term outcomes.
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