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Safety and feasibility of minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer in elderly patients: A retrospective study.

Shu AoyamaYoshiaki OhmuraYutaka TakedaYoshiteru KatsuraMitsuru KinoshitaGo ShinkeYukari KiharaKiminori YanagisawaShinsuke KatsuyamaRyo IkeshimaMasayuki HirakiKeijiro SugimuraToru MasuzawaTaishi HataKohei Murata
Published in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2024)
The safety and feasibility of minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer were not significantly different between elderly and non-elderly patients, even when surgical difficulty was considered. This surgical procedure can be safe and feasible for elderly patients.
Keyphrases
  • minimally invasive
  • robot assisted
  • middle aged
  • community dwelling