Could age be an indication for laparoscopic colectomy in colorectal cancer?
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgical Endoscopy
- Vol. 14 (1) , 22-26
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900004
Abstract
The incidence of colorectal carcinoma increases in the elderly. Regardless of age as an isolated factor, postoperative complications represent the main factor in increasing hospital mortality.Keywords
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