Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in the elderly aged over 80 years old versus non-elderly: a retrospective cohort study

Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in the elderly aged over 80 years old versus non-elderly: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Recently, colorectal cancer has increased in elderly patients worldwide, with laparoscopic colorectal surgery increasing in elderly patients with colorectal cancer. However, whether laparoscopic colorectal surgery is an optimal procedure for colorectal cancer in the elderly remai...

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Main Authors: Yoshitake Ueda, Norio Shiraishi, Takahide Kawasaki, Tomonori Akagi, Shigeo Ninomiya, Hidefumi Shiroshita, Tsuyoshi Etoh, Masafumi Inomata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Elderly
Laparoscopic surgery
Safety
Curability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01779-2

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