ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To study the five years survival rate after resection for gastric carcinoma. METHODS: Fifty six patients with gastric carcinoma in different stages were followed up for 5 years after gastric surgery to see recurrence, complications and survival rate. RESULTS: Of the 56 patients, 6 underwent total gastrectomy, 50 partial gastrectomy, 7 Billroth I and 43 modified DI resection with Billroth II reconstruction. Six patients were alive at the end of 5th year, 3 with early gastric carcinoma and 3 with locally advanced carcinoma. Mortality was 17 patients in the first year, 10 in second year, 8 in third year, 3 in fourth year and 1 in the fifth year. CONCLUSION: Gastric carcinoma carries a bad prognosis. The 5-year survival rate in our series was 13.3% [corrected] Efforts should be made to diagnose and treat these patients at an early stage.
