A Propensity Score-Based Analysis of Laparoscopic Liver Resection for Liver Malignancies in Elderly Patients

A Propensity Score-Based Analysis of Laparoscopic Liver Resection for Liver Malignancies in Elderly Patients

Purpose: Laparoscopic liver resection is safe, feasible and associated with less blood loss, shorter hospital stays and fewer postoperative complications in the working age patients with malignant liver tumors. However, it is still unclear if the elderly patients with malignant liver tumors would al...

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Main Authors: Amr Badawy, Satoru Seo, Rei Toda, Hiroaki Fuji, Ken Fukumitsu, Takamichi Ishii, Kojiro Taura, Toshimi Kaido, Shinji Uemoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Surgery
Subjects:
laparoscopic surgery
liver resection
elderly
malignant liver tumors
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2017.1373170

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2017.1373170

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