title: [Surgical treatment of carcinoma of gastric cardia in aged patients--analysis of 101 cases].
abstract: 101 aged patients with cardiac carcinoma resected by upper midline abdominal approach and left costal cartilage amputation were reported. The merits of the operation were: better exposure; good tolerance of patients with embarrassed heart and lung functions; un-influenced functions of the diaphragm and intrathoracic vital organs because neither the diaphragm was incised nor the thorax was opened and blood loss was less than 200 ml during the operation. The authors believe that this method is suitable for the aged patients and patients with deficient cardiopulmonary functions. Long-term follow up results are needed for critical evaluation.
authors.affiliation: 8I Hospital, PLA, Nanjing.
authors.forename: Z C
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002299:Cardia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*