Role of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy in Very Elderly Patients with Gastric Cancer Who Have Outlived the Average Lifespan.

Conclusions: Laparoscopic gastrectomy can be safely performed in very elderly patients with gastric cancer who have outlived the average lifespan of the Korean population. However, impact of laparoscopic gastrectomy on improving survival is not clear, and careful patient selection is recommended. PMID: 29984061 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Gastric Cancer - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: J Gastric Cancer Source Type: research