Laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer: matched comparison in elderly and younger patients

Background Several studies have addressed the issue of the feasibility of laparoscopic colorectal surgery in elderly patients, usually by choosing an arbitrary cut-off age limit, and retrospectively evaluating patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of age on the outcome of...

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Published in:Techniques in coloproctology 2010-12, Vol.14 (4), p.323-327
Main Authors: Fiscon, V., Portale, G., Frigo, F., Migliorini, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Surgery
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Colectomy - adverse effects
Colectomy - methods
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Female
Gastroenterology
Humans
Laparoscopy
Length of Stay
Male
Matched-Pair Analysis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Article
Postoperative Complications
Proctology
Statistics, Nonparametric
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Background Several studies have addressed the issue of the feasibility of laparoscopic colorectal surgery in elderly patients, usually by choosing an arbitrary cut-off age limit, and retrospectively evaluating patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of age on the outcome of laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer in a single department, by comparing younger and older patients, matched by ASA score and type of operation. Methods The perioperative outcome of patients ≥75 years old who underwent laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer between June 2005 and January 2009 were compared with findings in younger patients, matched by ASA score and type of operation. Results The study included 100 patients, fifty
ISSN:1123-6337
1128-045X
DOI:10.1007/s10151-010-0635-7