Is Surgery in the Elderly for Oesophageal Cancer Justifiable? Results from a Single Centre

Table 1

Presenting symptoms.

	<70 years; (𝑛=160)	≥70 years; (𝑛=46)
Dysphagia	122 (76%)	31 (67%)
Weight loss	38 (23%)	12 (26%)
Epigastric pain	12 (7%)	2 (4%)
Anaemia	8 (5%)	3 (6.5%)
Dyspepsia	16 (10%)	3 (6.5%)
Heart burn	5 (3%)	2 (4%)