CAN CHOLECYSTECTOMY BE PERFORMED AS SAFELY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS AS IT IS IN YOUNG PATIENTS?

Arslan B., Yilmaz T., Erol V., TUNCALI B., Gulay H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.23, sa.1, ss.8-17, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.132
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.8-17
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gall Stone, Cholecystectomy, Aged, LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, OLDER PATIENTS, DISEASE, DRAIN, AGE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.