The safety and feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer in very elderly patients: short-and long-term outcomes.

Surgery Today
Ryuichi MikamiShigeki Arii

Abstract

It remains unclear whether laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) for gastric cancer is a suitable treatment for very elderly (VE) patients. We aimed to assess the safety and feasibility of LG for gastric cancer in VE patients. We reviewed 226 consecutive patients who underwent LG between January 2010 and December 2016. We compared VE patients (age ≥ 80, n = 38) with non-elderly patients (age ≤ 79, n = 188). An ASA-PS score ≥ 2 was more common in VE group (86.8 vs. 48.9%; P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in the operating time, blood loss, postoperative hospital stay, or postoperative morbidity between the groups. The 3-year survival rate and 3-year disease-specific survival rate were lower in the VE group (53.7 vs. 85.6%; P < 0.0001, 78.5 vs. 92.4%; P = 0.0116). A univariate analysis showed that PS scores ≥ 2, Charlson comorbidity index ≥ 4, and pN stage were independent predictors of decreased overall survival rates in the VE group. A multivariate analysis showed total gastrectomy, a Charlson comorbidity index ≥ 4, and the pN stage to be independent predictors in the VE group. LG for gastric cancer is, thus, considered to be safe for patients aged 80 years or older. Total gastrectomy, a Charlson comorbidity index ≥ 4, a...Continue Reading

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