Is pancreaticoduodenectomy justified in elderly patients?

Abstract Background Although mortality & morbidity for pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) have improved significantly over the last two decades, the concern for elderly undergoing PD remains. This study examines the outcome of the elderly patients who had pancreaticoduodenectomy in our institution. Me...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The surgeon (Edinburgh) 2012-06, Vol.10 (3), p.128-136
Hauptverfasser:	Kow, A.W.C, Sadayan, N.A, Ernest, A, Wang, B, Chan, C.Y, Ho, C.K, Liau, K.H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Cause of Death Cohort Studies Databases, Factual Elderly Female Geriatric Assessment - methods Hospital Mortality - trends Humans Length of Stay Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology Neoplasm Staging Pancreatic Neoplasms - mortality Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology Pancreatic Neoplasms - surgery Pancreaticoduodenectomy Pancreaticoduodenectomy - methods Pancreaticoduodenectomy - mortality Patient Selection Postoperative Complications - mortality Postoperative Complications - physiopathology Prognosis Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Singapore Surgery Survival Analysis Treatment Outcome Whipple operation
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