Pancreaticoduodenectomy due to cancer in the elderly.
作者
José Luis Aguayo,Deborah A. Martinez,B Flores,Jack Martin,Miguel Candel,José Francisco Noguera Aguilar,M S Muelas,Jamie Therese Abad,L Carrasco,B De Andrés,J M Ruíz Molina
出处
期刊:PubMed [National Institutes of Health] 日期:1998-10-01卷期号:90 (10): 708-13被引量:1
The elderly have traditionally been excluded from pancreaticoduodenectomy due to the high morbimortality of this procedure. Six cases of pancreaticoduodenectomy) 5 cephalic and 1 total) for periampullary tumors in patients over 70 are reported. There was no mortality. We conclude that, in selected cases, pancreaticoduodenectomy can be performed safely in the elderly.