Journal article
Laparoscopic colorectal resection in octogenarians
Abstract
BackgroundThe number and proportion of patients aged ≥80 years are increasing. These patients often require surgical care and suffer subsequent high rates of morbidity and mortality. However, the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal resection in octogenarians are not well documented.MethodsOctogenarians were identified from a large prospective database comprising 507 consecutive laparoscopic colorectal resections performed between 1991 …
Authors
Seshadri PA; Mamazza J; Schlachta CM; Cadeddu MO; Poulin EC
Journal
Surgical Endoscopy, Vol. 15, No. 8, pp. 802–805
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
8 2001
DOI
10.1007/s00464-001-0017-3
ISSN
0930-2794