• Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, Liaoning Province, China;
WANG Zhenglin, Email: wzl7623@yahoo.com.cn
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Objective  To discuss the clinical characteristics and surgical treatment for gastric cancer in the elderly. Methods Related literatures were reviewed to summarize the characteristics of elderly patients with gastric cancer, thus to evaluate the feasibility and strategy of surgical treatment for elderly patients with gastric cancer. Results  Elderly gastric cancer patients often had one or more comorbidities, but most patients could accept gastrectomy and had a good prognosis.
Conclusions  Age is not the contraindication for surgery. Dealing with comorbidities in elderly patients, preventing the complications and performing the appropriate surgical method can result in a good therapeutic effect.

Citation: WANG Zhenglin,HU Xiang. Characteristic and Surgical Treatment for Gastric Cancer in Elderly. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2010, 17(1): 37-39. doi: Copy