학술논문
Technical and oncological safety of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in elderly patients ≥ 80 years old
Document Type
article
Author
Source
BMC Geriatrics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1471-2318
Abstract
Abstract Background As the incidence of gastric cancer increases in elderly patients worldwide, laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) for elderly patients with gastric cancer is also increasing. However, whether LG is an optimal surgical modality for elderly patients with gastric cancer remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the technical and oncological safety of LG for elderly patients ≥ 80 years old with gastric cancer. Methods Patients who received curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer from 2003 to 2015 were enrolled in the study. They were divided into the LG in elderly patients aged over 80 years (LG-E) group, open gastrectomy (OG) in elderly patients (OG-E) group, and LG in non-elderly patients