title: [Surgical treatment of rectal cancer in middle-aged and elderly patients].
abstract: This article presents results of surgical treatment of 439 patients with cancer of the rectum, including 310 (70.6%) patients older than 60. The transabdominoperineal extirpation of the rectum was made in 48.1% of the elderly and senile patients, the anterior (transabdominal) resection--in 33.6%, Gartman's operation--in 12.6%, transanal excision of the tumor--in 11 patients. Lethal outcomes after the surgical interventions was 4.8%.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Martyniuk
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Suleĭman
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Presniakov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Khirurgicheskoe lechenie raka priamoĭ kishki u bol'nykh pozhilogo i starcheskogo vozrasta.