Advantage of laparoscopy surgery for elderly colorectal cancer patients without compromising oncologic outcome.

Yih-Jong ChernHsin-Yuan HungJeng-Fu YouYu-Jen HsuJy-Ming ChiangPao-Shiu HsiehWen-Sy Tsai

Published in: BMC surgery (2020)

Laparoscopic surgery is suitable for elderly patients owing to shorter postoperative stay, similar long-term outcomes with open surgery, and acceptable low conversion rates. For long-term overall and oncological outcomes, the results of laparoscopic surgery were similar to that of open surgery in each TNM stage.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
laparoscopic surgery
robot assisted
coronary artery bypass
end stage renal disease
surgical site infection
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
type diabetes
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle