Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not influenced by chronological age in the elderly

• Published in: World journal of gastroenterology : WJG Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 722 - 726
• Main Authors: Kim, Hyung-Ook, Yun, Jung-Won, Shin, Jun-Ho, Hwang, Sang-Il, Cho, Yong-Kyun, Son, Byung-Ho, Yoo, Chang-Hak, Park, Yong-Lai, Kim, Hungdai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Departments of Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 110-746, South Korea%Departments of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 110-746, South Korea 14.02.2009; The WJG Press and Baishideng
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brief; Cholecystectomy - methods; Gallstones - classification; Gallstones - surgery; Humans; Laparoscopy - methods; Length of Stay; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; 治疗方法; 老年人; 胆囊切除术; 胆囊炎; Gallbladder; Octogenarians; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Elderly; Cholecystitis

AIM： To evaluate the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy （LC） in patients aged 80 years and older. METHODS： A total of 353 patients aged 65 to 79 years （group 1） and 35 patients aged 80 years and older （group 2） underwent LC. Patients were further classified into two other groups： those with unc...