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Outcomes of Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients

Shihou Sheng, Yahong Chen, Chunsheng Li

Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126 Xiantai Street, Changchun, 130000, People's Republic of China

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Sheng S, Chen Y, Li C. Outcomes of Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients. J Cancer 2018; 9(23):4398-4403. doi:10.7150/jca.26858. https://www.jcancer.org/v09p4398.htm
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the short- and long-term outcomes after laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) between elderly and non-elderly patients with gastric cancer.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed using clinical and follow-up data from 168 patients treated with LTG for gastric cancer at our institution from January 2010 to December 2017. For this study, the short- and long-term outcomes (including tumor recurrence rate, disease-free survival rate, and overall survival rate) were compared between the elderly group (≥70 years) and non-elderly group (<70 years).

Results: The preoperative American Society of Anesthesiologists score and Charlson Comorbidity Index were higher in the elderly group than in the non-elderly group, while there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of operation duration, intraoperative blood loss, and rate of conversion to laparotomy. The incidence of postoperative 30-day complications in the elderly group was higher than that in the non-elderly group due to a higher incidence of pulmonary infection, while the incidence of major complications was similar in both groups. The tumor recurrence rate was also similar in both groups. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of 5-year disease-free survival and 5-year overall survival rate.

Conclusions: LTG is safe and feasible for elderly patients with gastric cancer and is associated with relatively good long-term outcomes.

Keywords: laparoscopic total gastrectomy, gastric cancer, elderly, survival, minimally invasive surgery


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Sheng, S., Chen, Y., Li, C. (2018). Outcomes of Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients. Journal of Cancer, 9(23), 4398-4403. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.26858.

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Sheng, S.; Chen, Y.; Li, C. Outcomes of Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients. J. Cancer 2018, 9 (23), 4398-4403. DOI: 10.7150/jca.26858.

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Sheng S, Chen Y, Li C. Outcomes of Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients. J Cancer 2018; 9(23):4398-4403. doi:10.7150/jca.26858. https://www.jcancer.org/v09p4398.htm

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Sheng S, Chen Y, Li C. 2018. Outcomes of Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients. J Cancer. 9(23):4398-4403.

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