Is Palliative Gastrojejunostomy for Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction an Optimal Choice for Very Elderly Patients? A Report from a Long-Lived Country.

Siyuan YaoRyosuke KitaKana IshikawaTakashi KumodeKeisuke TaninoRyosuke MizunoYugo MatsuiShusaku HonmaTeppei MurakamiTakatsugu KanSanae NakajimaSatoshi KaiharaTakehisa Harada

Published in: Annals of surgical oncology (2022)

GJ does not seem to be the optimal choice for very elderly patients, particularly those with gastric cancer. If performed, antiperistaltic anastomosis with PSP should be employed to reduce the surgical complications.

Keyphrases

palliative care
risk factors
decision making
advanced cancer