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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2025; 17(3): 100143
Published online Mar 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i3.100143
Published online Mar 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i3.100143
Follow-up of elderly gastric cancer post-radical surgery: Trauma, complications, and prognosis
Li-Ling Zhu, Department of Geriatrics, Jiangnan University Medical Center, Wuxi 214001, Jiangsu Province, China
Rui-Zhi Shen, Department of Oncology, Jiangnan University Medical Center, Wuxi 214001, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Zhu LL designed the study; Zhu LL and Shen RZ analyzed the data, involved in the data collection and writing of this article; All the authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Jiangnan University Medical Center Ethical review batch number: (2024) Ethics Review No. Y-231.
Clinical trial registration statement: Clinical trials registered in research registry: No. Researchregistry10914.
Informed consent statement: All study participants and their legal guardians provided written informed consent before enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 Statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 Statement.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Rui-Zhi Shen, Department of Oncology, Jiangnan University Medical Center, No. 68 Zhongshan Road, Liangxi District, Wuxi 214001, Jiangsu Province, China. 497838685@qq.com
Received: November 13, 2024
Revised: December 16, 2024
Accepted: January 2, 2025
Published online: March 27, 2025
Processing time: 102 Days and 18.7 Hours
Revised: December 16, 2024
Accepted: January 2, 2025
Published online: March 27, 2025
Processing time: 102 Days and 18.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Although elderly patients have reduced surgical tolerance, surgery remains the primary treatment for gastric cancer in this population. Selecting appropriate surgical methods can reduce mortality and enhance the quality of life in elderly patients with gastric cancer.