Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the Elderly: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Nepal.

Tika Ram Bhandari Sudha Shahi Rajeev Bhandari Rajesh Poudel

Published in: Surgery research and practice (2017)

Our results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in elderly patients are comparable with those in young patients. Therefore, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe even in the elderly population.

Keyphrases

middle aged
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
community dwelling
south africa
tertiary care