Surgical treatment for gastric carcinoma in the elderly

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 201-205

  Coniglio, Arianna ^a   Tiberio, Guido Alberto Massimo ^a,b   Busti, Monica ^a   Gaverini, Giacomo ^a   Baiocchi, Luca ^a   Piardi, Tullio ^a   Ronconi, Maurizio ^a   Giulini, Stefano Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Curative surgery; Gastric cancer; Geriatric surgery; Morbidity; Mortality; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SATISFACTION; STOMACH CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10044244875     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.20153     Document Type: Review

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