CARCINOMA OF THE LARGE BOWEL IN PATIENTS AGED 70 YEARS AND OVER1
- 1 August 1978
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anz Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 48 (4) , 405-408
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1978.tb04886.x
Abstract
In a prospective series of 443 cases of large-bowel cancer there were 192 cases occurring in patients aged 70 years and over. The resectability rate in this group was 84.9% and was almost identical with that of the whole series (84.6%). There was an overall operative mortality rate of 7.3% in the older age group, compared with 6.4% in the whole series. However, when octogenarians were considered, the resectability rate fell to 74.6% and the overall operative mortality rate increased to 19%. In the treatment of large-bowel cancer it would seem that special consideration should be given to octogenarians.Keywords
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