TY  - JOUR
T1  - EArly postoperative outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy in the elderly
AU  - Haigh PI, Bilimoria KY, DiFronzo L
Y1  - 2011/06/20
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.2011.115
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 715
EP  - 723
VL  - 146
IS  - 6
N2  - 
The decision to perform a pancreaticoduodenectomy on an elderly patient is a difficult one because of the frequent comorbid conditions that may exist and the associated postoperative adverse events that are well documented to occur. The mortality after pancreaticoduodenectomy in the elderly is also debated, but many small case series have shown that the operation can be performed in patients older than 70 or 75 years with a low mortality rate that is no different than that of corresponding younger age groups.2- 11 The operation may therefore be justified in the elderly because of the apparent unimportance of chronological age. Unfortunately, the comparison of mortality by age in such studies is often unstable because of small sample sizes, particularly in the elderly group.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.115
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2011.115
ER  -