Feasibility of surgical treatment in octogenarian patients with colorectal cancer

Objective: this study aims to compare the profile of octogenarian individuals with colorectal cancer and those younger than 80 years of age regarding gender distribution, mean age of patients, length of hospital stay, type of surgery performed and postoperative complications. Methods: this study was...

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Main Authors: Fábio Henrique de Oliveira, Antônio Lacerda Filho, Fábio Lopes de Queiroz, Paulo César de Carvalho Lamounier, Bruno Alcântara de Castilho, Fernanda Elias Ferreira Rabelo, Breno Xaia Martins, Klaus Rodrigues de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936313000397