Is chronological age really not a contraindication to gastrectomy for very elderly patients?

Surg Today. 2018 Oct;48(10):968-969. doi: 10.1007/s00595-018-1671-6. Epub 2018 May 17.

Authors

Jiong-Jie Yu^{1

2}, Li-Yang Sun^{1

2}, Tian Yang³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 225 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, China.
² Department of Clinical Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
³ Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 225 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200438, China. [email protected].

PMID: 29774419
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-018-1671-6

No abstract available

Keywords: Chronological age; Elderly patient; Gastrectomy.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Contraindications*
Gastrectomy*
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies
Stomach Neoplasms / surgery