Feasibility of subtotal esophagectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy in selected elderly patients with esophageal cancer; a propensity score matching analysis

Autor:	Mitsuro Kanda, Masahiko Koike, Chie Tanaka, Daisuke Kobayashi, Masamichi Hayashi, Suguru Yamada, Goro Nakayama, Kenji Omae, Yasuhiro Kodera
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Esophageal cancer Elderly Subtotal esophagectomy Safety Prognosis Surgery RD1-811
Zdroj:	BMC Surgery, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1471-2482
DOI:	10.1186/s12893-019-0617-2
Popis:	Abstract Background The global increase in elderly populations is accompanied by an increasing number of candidates for esophagectomy. Here we aimed to determine the postoperative outcomes after subtotal esophagectomy in elderly patients with esophageal cancer. Methods Patients (n = 432) with who underwent curative-intent transthoracic subtotal esophagectomy with 2- or 3-field lymphadenectomies for thoracic esophageal cancer were classified as follows: non-elderly (age
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