Is it safe to perform gastrectomy in gastric cancer patients aged 80 or older?: A meta-analysis and systematic review

BACKGROUND: Few studies have focused on octogenarian patients with gastric cancer (GC) who have undergone gastrectomy. This meta-analysis of published studies was performed to assess the safety of treating octogenarian GC patients with surgery. METHODS: Databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Sc...

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Autores principales: Xu, Yixin, Wang, Yibo, Xi, Cheng, Ye, Nianyuan, Xu, Xuezhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6587649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31192972
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000016092