Strategies and tactics to perform safe pancreaticoduodenectomy for 94-year-old patient: report of a case

Strategies and tactics to perform safe pancreaticoduodenectomy for 94-year-old patient: report of a case

Abstract Background Despite improvement of postoperative management, pancreatoduodenectomy still has a high rate of major complications. Therefore, careful assessment is critically important when we consider high risk surgery for extremely elderly patients. Case presentation A 94-year-old man, who s...

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Main Authors: Yu Suyama, Koichiro Haruki, Ryoga Hamura, Masashi Tsunematsu, Yoshihiro Shirai, Tomohiko Taniai, Mitsuru Yanagaki, Kenei Furukawa, Shinji Onda, Hiroaki Shiba, Toru Ikegami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2022-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
elderly
sarcopenia
osteopenia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01395-9
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