Surgical outcomes of oesophagectomy or gastrectomy due to cancer for patients ≥75 years of age: a single-centre cohort study.

There is a statistically significant increase in 90-day mortality after oesophageal and gastric cancer surgery in elderly compared with younger patients. Post-operative complications with high Clavien-Dindo score in patients undergoing oesophagectomy or gastrectomy, with age ≥75 years, are a dramatic risk factor for post-operative death.