Pre- and intraoperative variables affecting early outcomes in elderly patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy

BACKGROUND: Conflicting data exist regarding the safety of pancreatic resections in elderly patients. In this study we compared early complication and mortality rates between patients younger and older than 80 years of age who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy using a validated national database. ME...

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Main Authors: de la Fuente, Sebastian G, Bennett, Kyla M, Pappas, Theodore N, Scarborough, John E
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3244629/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22081925
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-2574.2011.00390.x
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