Quality of life changes in elderly patients after gastrectomy: perspective of an aged Asian society in the 2010s.
Ji Hyun JungSeung Soo LeeHo-Young ChungPublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2022)
Despite baseline QoL differences, elderly gastric cancer patients did as well as younger patients in terms of postoperative QoL changes. More elderly gastric cancer patients with comorbidities are undergoing gastrectomies nowadays and it does not cause them a significant QoL disadvantage.