Aim: It is unclear whether elderly patients with advanced gastric cancer can benefit from laparoscopic gastrectomy. This study aimed to compare the surgical and early postoperative outcomes of laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with those of open distal gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer in elderly patients aged 75 years or older. Methods: We retrospectively examined all elderly patients who underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy or open distal gastrectomy from October 2010 to October 2017 using prospectively collected data. Operative results, hospital courses, and survival rates were compared between the two groups. Results: Distal gastrectomy was performed in 60 patients, laparoscopically in 20 and through open surgery in 40. The laparoscopic group had significantly lesser intraoperative blood loss (100 mL vs. 300 mL; P < 0.001) and shorter mean postoperative hospital stays (12 days vs. 23 days; P < 0.001). The overall 3-year survival rate was 50.1% in the laparoscopic group and 41.7% in the open group (P = 0.531). Conclusion: Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy led to a faster return to a full diet and a shorter postoperative hospital stay in our study, and it was well tolerated by elderly patients with advanced gastric cancer.
Objectives:The cornerstone of treating colorectal cancer (CRC) is generally a surgical resection with lymph node (LN) dissection. The tools for predicting lymph node metastasis (LNM) in submucosal (SM) CRC are useful to avoid unnecessary surgical resection. Methods: Retrospectively, we analyzed 526 consecutive patients with SM CRC who underwent surgical resection at the
All patients were involuntarily admitted to the hospital, because of anosodiaphoria. The clinicopathological characteristics, intraoperative outcomes, and postoperative data of the two groups were analyzed. Categorical data were compared using the χ 2 test or Fisher exact test, as appropriate. Continuous variables were compared using the Student t test or Mann-Whitney U test, as appropriate. Statistical analyses were performed using the statistical software program, SPSS, version 22 (SPSS Japan, Tokyo). P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Sixteenpatients underwent LS, and 15 underwent OS. Blood loss was lower in the LS group than in the OS group (P = 0.001). LS was associated with the earlier resumption of psychiatric drug treatment (P < 0.001) and a shorter hospital stay (P = 0.021) compared with OS. Conclusion: Laparoscopic colorectal surgery is safe for psychiatric patients. The main advantages of LS include a shorter washout period and reduced hospital stay.
Key words:Laparoscopic surgery, psychotic disorder, colorectal cancer
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