Oncological outcomes after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in octogenarians: case-control study.

Rupaly PandeJoseph A AttardBilal Al-SarirehRicky Harminder BhogalAlexia FarrugiaGiuseppe FusaiSimon HarperCamila Hidalgo-SalinasAsif JahGabriele MarangoniMatthew MortimerMichail PizaniasAndreas PrachialiasKeith J RobertsChloe Sew HeeFiammetta SoggiuParthi SrinivasanNikolaos A Chatzizacharias

Published in: BJS open (2023)

Octogenarians with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma of the head and uncinate process may benefit from comparable oncological outcomes to younger patients with surgical treatment. Due to the age- and disease-related frailty and co-morbidities, careful preoperative assessment and patient selection is of paramount importance.

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