caa a22 4500 475778731 CHVBK 20180406123638.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s004649900004 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s004649900004 Could age be an indication for laparoscopic colectomy in colorectal cancer? [Elektronische Daten] [S. Delgado, A. Lacy, J. Valdecasas, C. Balagué, M. Pera, L. Salvador, D. Momblan, J. Visa] Background: 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. Methods: The aim of this study was to compare the short-term results (first 30 postoperative days) after laparoscopically assisted colectomy (LAC) and open segmental colectomy (OC) in colorectal carcinoma between two groups of patients, older than 70 and younger than 70 years of age. In the study from November 1993 to June 1998, 255 patients were evaluated to participate. Results: Peristalsis, oral intake, and discharge from the hospital occurred earlier in LAC than in OC treated patients, in the two age groups. The mean operative time was significantly longer in the LAC than in the OC patients in the two age groups. No differences were observed in morbidity between LAC and OC in the group younger than 70 years of age. However, the overall morbidity was significantly lower in the LAC group in patients older than 70 years. One patient in the LAC group older than 70 years died. Conclusion: These results suggest that laparoscopically assisted colectomy may be particularly indicated in elderly patients. Springer-Verlag, 2000 Complications nationallicence Elderly nationallicence Laparoscopic colectomy nationallicence Laparoscopy nationallicence Delgado S. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut Lacy A. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut Valdecasas J. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut Balagué C. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut Pera M. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut Salvador L. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut Momblan D. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut Visa J. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut Surgical Endoscopy Springer-Verlag 14/1(2000-01-01), 22-26 0930-2794 14:1<22 2000 14 464 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900004 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900004 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Delgado S. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lacy A. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Valdecasas J. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Balagué C. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pera M. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Salvador L. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Momblan D. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Visa J. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Surgical Endoscopy Springer-Verlag 14/1(2000-01-01), 22-26 0930-2794 14:1<22 2000 14 464 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer