Surgical management of gallbladder disease in the very elderly: are we operating them at the right time?

BACKGROUNDAs life expectancy rises worldwide and the prevalence of gallstones increases with age, the number of very elderly patients requiring treatment for gallstone diseases is increasing. The aim of this study was to compare the results of cholecystectomy in patients 80 years or older according...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology 2013-03, Vol.25 (3), p.380-384
Hauptverfasser:	Lupinacci, Renato M, Nadal, Luis R, Rego, Ronaldo E, Dias, André R, Marcari, Rafael S, Lupinacci, Renato A, Farah, José F.M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged, 80 and over Analysis of Variance Chi-Square Distribution Cholecystectomy - adverse effects Cholecystectomy - mortality Cholecystitis - mortality Cholecystitis - surgery Cholecystitis, Acute - surgery Chronic Disease Elective Surgical Procedures Female Gallstones - mortality Gallstones - surgery Humans Length of Stay Male Patient Selection Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Therapeutics Time Factors
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