[The possibility of surgery for aged patients with gastric cancer].
The possibility of surgery for aged patients with gastric cancer has been studied. Of 484 cases who underwent a gastrectomy, patients 70 years of age or over amounted to 86 (20%). The postoperative mortality rate for these aged patients was 3% and the postoperative mortality rate with hospital deaths added from other causes than operative deaths was 7%. The postoperative mortality rate of aged patients who underwent total or proximal subtotal gastrectomy improved during the period between 1975-1983 compared with the period between 1967-1974. In the second period, there were no deaths among aged patients who underwent an R3-operation and/or a combine operation. This fact shows that operative procedures have become safer for aged patients.
1st Dept. of Surgery, Shinshu Univ. School of Med.
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Yasuna
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T
Shiga
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Y
Hatayama
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H
Ichikawa
T
T
Karibe
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Y
Munakata
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T
Noguchi
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Hayashi
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*