RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Assessment of Surgical Treatment and Postoperative Nutrition in Gastric Cancer Patients Older than 80 Years
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 511
OP 515
VO 35
IS 1
A1 TOMONORI NAKANOKO
A1 YOSHIHIRO KAKEJI
A1 KOJI ANDO
A1 YUICHIRO NAKASHIMA
A1 KIPPEI OHGAKI
A1 YASUE KIMURA
A1 HIROSHI SAEKI
A1 EIJI OKI
A1 MASARU MORITA
A1 YOSHIHIKO MAEHARA
YR 2015
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/35/1/511.abstract
AB Background: A gastrectomy for gastric cancer is sometimes required in patients older than 80 years due to the continuously increasing age of society. However, if a gastrectomy worsens the postoperative quality of life and daily activity in elderly patients because of poor nutrition, the procedure may not always be a useful treatment strategy. Patients and Methods: Clinicopathological data of patients with gastric cancer who underwent a gastrectomy at our Department between 1998 and 2008 (N=471) were collected and analyzed. The results of treatment for patients older than 80 years (N=41) were analyzed and compared against those of patients younger than 80 years (N=430). Results: Patients older than 80 years had a higher frequency of preoperative co-morbidities than patients younger than 80 years. However, there was no statistical difference in postoperative complications regarding nutrition between the two groups. Conclusion: Older age is not a determinant of poor nutrition following gastrectomy. Gastrectomy for gastric cancer is, therefore, a useful treatment strategy, regardless of ageing.