Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy is Feasible in Very Elderly Patients as Compared with Open Distal Gastrectomy

Laparoscopic gastrectomy was shown to be feasible even in elderly patients in many retrospective case-controlled studies. However, the definition of elderly differed among those studies, such as an age of 65, 70, or 75 years or older. This study was conducted to elucidate the advantages of laparosco...

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Published in:	Journal of Investigative Surgery
Main Authors:	Mikito Inokuchi, Toshiro Tanioka, Masatoshi Nakagawa, Keisuke Okuno, Kentaro Gokita, Kazuyuki Kojima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2018-11-01
Subjects:	abdominal surgery stomach elderly laparoscopy gastrectomy gastric cancer
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2017.1355025