title: Simultaneous surgery for critical aortic stenosis and gastric cancer: a case report.
abstract: We describe simultaneous surgery performed on a 71-year-old woman with critical aortic stenosis and gastric cancer that were diagnosed at the same time. The patient qualified for simultaneous surgery for both these diseases. Good early outcome was achieved. There is a lack of standards for treatment of patients with coexistence of two life-threatening conditions. We discuss surgical tactics and potential benefits of such management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 7, Gdansk 80-952, Poland. jaziel@amg.gda.pl
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zielinski
authors.forename: Radoslaw
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaworski
authors.forename: Rafal
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pawlaczyk
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swierblewski
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kabata
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaskiewicz
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rogowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome