Surgical treatment for gastric carcinoma in the elderly
โ Scribed by Arianna Coniglio; Guido Alberto Massimo Tiberio; Monica Busti; Giacomo Gaverini; Luca Baiocchi; Tullio Piardi; Maurizio Ronconi; Stefano Maria Giulini
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 73 KB
- Volume
- 88
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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## Abstract We retrospectively examined the extent of invasion of gastric cancer with duodenal involvement in order to design pertinent surgical procedures that may lead to a better prognosis. Examinations were made on excised tissues from 650 patients who underwent gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma i
## RESULTS. Postoperative survival was significantly improved in the later groups for patients with Stage I, II, III, and IV disease. A multivariate analysis of prognostic factors revealed that the time period during which the gastrectomy was performed was an independent predictor of survival. ##
## Method: Clinicopathological features and prognostic factors were evaluated in 26 cases of stump carcinoma, operated on in the recent 20 years, in search of the standard surgical treatment. ## Background: Stump carcinoma usually emerges more than 20 years after the initial gastrectomy and is of