Acute cholecystitis in old adults: the impact of advanced age on the clinical characteristics of the disease and on the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Authors :: Cho Eun Lee
Seung Jae Lee
Ju Ik Moon
In Seok Choi
Dae Sung Yoon
Won Jun Choi
Sang Eok Lee
Nak Song Sung
Seong Uk Kwon
In Eui Bae
Seung Jae Roh
Sung Gon Kim
Source :: BMC Gastroenterology, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: BMC, 2023.
Abstract: Abstract Background Impact of advanced age on disease characteristics of acute cholecystitis (AC), and surgical outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has not been established. Methods This single-center retrospective study included patients who underwent LC for AC between April 2010 and December 2020. We analyzed the disease characteristics and surgical outcomes according to age: Group 1 (age

Subjects :: Acute cholecystitis
Laparoscopy
Cholecystectomy
Aged, 80 and over
Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
RC799-869

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