Autores: Guilherme Naccache Namur, Anna Carolina Batista Dantas, Ricardo Jureidini, Thiago Costa Ribeiro, Ulysses Ribeiro Junior, Estela Figueira, Ivan Cecconello, Telesforo Bacchella
Data de publicação: 2018/2
Publicações: Journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Volume: 9 | Edição: 1 | Páginas: 11
Editora: AME Publications
Descrição: BackgroundDue to rising life expectancy of population, very complex surgical procedures such as pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), are more commonly being performed in elderly patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety of PD in patients older than 75 years old and the risk factors associated with severe complications.MethodsPatients who underwent PD for periampullary tumors were retrospectively reviewed and divided into two groups, A (< 75 years) and B (> 75 years). The primary endpoint was severe postoperative complications (Clavien 3 or greater). Secondary endpoints were mortality and any complications.ResultsNinety consecutive patients underwent PD for periampullary tumors in the studied period, 70 in group A and 20 in group B. Clinical and pathological characteristics of both groups were equivalents except for age. There were no difference regarding the incidence of severe …
Fonte: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848042/
