What happens when we do not operate? Survival following conservative bowel cancer management.

Conclusions Although surgeons are naturally focused on surgical outcomes, non-operative outcomes are equally as important for patients. Elderly, frail patients benefit less from surgery for bowel cancer and have higher risks than younger cohorts, and this needs to be carefully discussed when jointly making the decision whether or not to operate. PMID: 27055410 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - April 7, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Bethune R, Sbaih M, Brosnan C, Arulampalam T Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research