title: [Causes of death after an early gastric cancer operation].
abstract: From April, 1972 to December, 1984, 329 early gastric cancer case were operated on by this department. Results of these operations have revealed the following statistics: The 5-year survival rate of those with an m-cancer was 97.6% and for those with an sm-cancer, 92.6% and, the 10-year survival rate of m-cancer was 91.6% and sm-cancer, 89.9%, respectively. Twenty-nine postoperative deaths were recognized in this series, and the causes of death in each case have been analysed. Prophylactic measures to prevent postoperative death also are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Sasebo General Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ifuku
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawabuchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Itoyanagi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shingu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000401:mortality; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery