Laparoscopic colectomy in the elderly: When is too old?

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-39

  Mutch, Matthew G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Elderly; Laparoscopy; Physiology

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; COMORBIDITY; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645946358     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-939529     Document Type: Review

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