Outcome of laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair in octogenarians: a registry-based, propensity score-matched comparison of 360 patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite a higher risk of general complications, PEH repair in octogenarians is not in itself associated with increased rates of intraoperative and postoperative complications or associated reoperations. Therefore, PEH repair can be safely offered to elderly patients with symptomatic PEH, if general medical risk factors are controlled.
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Source: Hand Surgery - December 10, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Staerkle RF, Rosenblum I, Köckerling F, Adolf D, Bittner R, Kirchhoff P, Lehmann FS, Hoffmann H, Glauser PM Tags: Surg Endosc Source Type: research