Morbidity after laparoscopic and open rectal cancer surgery: a comparative analysis of morbidity in octogenarians and younger patients.
Filippo LandiF VallriberaJ P RiveraP BertoliM ArmengolE EspínPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2017)
LR for rectal cancer showed clinical advantages in patients under 80 years and was as safe as OR in patients over 80 years, although the advantages of laparoscopic surgery were lost in the elderly group due to a higher rate of medical complications. OR may be an option in elderly patients with important comorbidities.