Publications by authors named "Stephen Gretschel"
Background: To investigate the value of individual risk-adapted therapy in geriatric patients, we performed a consecutive analysis of 363 patients undergoing potentially curative surgery for gastric cancer.
Patients And Methods: All patients underwent extensive preoperative workup to assess surgical risk. The following criteria were evaluated in 3 age groups (<60 years, 60-75 years, and >75 years): comorbidity, tumor characteristics, type of resection, postoperative morbidity and mortality, recurrence rate, overall survival, and disease-free survival.