Laparoscopic pancreaticodoudenectomy: An excellent approach in elderly patients, a multicenter, comparative study

Conclusions: Elderly patients who underwent LPD in this study had good overall outcomes after LPD that were similar to young patients. The perioperative and long-term outcomes of LPD are not worse. Rates of ICU admission and hospital stays increased in elderly patients undergoing LPD when compared with nonelderly ones. LPD can be performed on elderly patients with similar outcomes as younger patients; therefore, age itself should not be a contraindication for LPD for pancreatic cancer, but it suggests that elderly patients with comorbidities should be more stringently selected for surgery.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Source Type: research