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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in super elderly (> 90 years of age): safety and outcomes.

Camilo Ramírez-GiraldoCamila Rosas-MoralesFiamma VásquezAndrés Isaza-RestrepoMilcíades Ibáñez-PinillaSaul Vargas-RubianoFelipe Vargas-Barato
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2023)
Cholecystectomy in nonagenarian patients has a higher rate of complications, conversion rate, subtotal cholecystectomy rate, and mortality. Therefore, an adequate perioperative assessment is necessary to optimize comorbidities and improve outcomes. Also, it is important to know the greatest risk for informed consent and choose the surgical equipment and schedule of the procedure.
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