title: [Lung resections in bronchial carcinoma of patients older than 70 years (author's transl)].
abstract: In a retrospective study (1969--1979) of 530 resections performed because of bronchial carcinoma, there were 70 patients older than 70 years (13.2%). Two-thirds of their resections were carried out on T 1--2 N0M0 and one-third on T 1--2-N1M0. For 22 central and 48 peripheral carcinomas, 25 pneumonectomies, 40 lobectomies, and 5 bilobectomies were performed. The mortality was 14.2% (lung embolism, pneumonia, apoplexia, and one insufficiency of the bronchial resection stump). Postoperative complications were atelectasis (28.5%), pneumonia (4%), lung embolism (6%), and two pleura empyemas. Of the patients operated on from 1976 to 1978, 40% (T1N0M0) and 30% (T2N0M0) and 30% (T2N0M0) are alive after 2.5 years.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D051381:Rats; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Lungenresektionen wegen Bronchialcarcinoms bei über Siebzigjährigen.