CAN CHOLECYSTECTOMY BE PERFORMED AS SAFELY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS AS IT IS IN YOUNG PATIENTS?
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.23, no.1, pp.8-17, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 23 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.132
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.8-17
- Keywords: Gall Stone, Cholecystectomy, Aged
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Introduction: In this study, we aimed to compare the surgical outcomes between elderly and young patients undergoing surgery for gallstone disease and determine variations in patient characteristics, if any.