Pancreas surgery is safe for octogenarians

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 184-186

  Stauffer, John A ^a   Grewal, Manpreet S ^a   Martin, J K ^a   Nguyen, Justin H ^a   Asbun, Horacio J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREAS SURGERY; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TUMOR VOLUME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; SAFETY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651385764     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03223.x     Document Type: Letter

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