Impact of age on short-term outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy: A retrospective case-control study of 260 patients

BackgroundAlthough the increase of perioperative complications in the elderly undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) surgery has been recognized, the definition of the “old patient” of PD in the studies is different and there is no accepted cut-off value at present.Methods279 consecutive patients w...

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Main Authors: Zhirong Zhao, Shibo Zhou, Yaping Tang, Lichen Zhou, Hua Ji, Zheng Tang, Ruiwu Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1031409/full