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  • Title: [Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly patient].
    Author: Passone-Szerzyna N, Navez B, Cambier E, Baert G, Richir C, Guiot P.
    Journal: Ann Chir; 1995; 49(4):291-5. PubMed ID: 7668791.
    Abstract:
    Biliary surgery in the elderly is associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate. The aim of this prospective study is to determine the complications or benefits of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients over 75. From December 1989 to July 1992, 60 women and 15 men, all aged over 75, underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 32 (43%) were at high surgical risk. In one half of cases, complications were present (30 cases of acute cholecystitis and 13 cases of choledocolithiasis). 10 underwent endoscopic sphincterotomy preoperatively and 4 patients with common bile duct stones were treated by laparoscopy during the same operating time. Eight conversions were necessary because of inflammatory process. The global morbidity rate was 10.6%. Local complications were: 1 wound abscess, 1 wound dehiscence, 2 biliary leaks and 2 cases of bleeding at puncture sites. The general complications concerned the respiratory tract except for one case of urinary tract infection. The mortality rate was zero. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy seems to be better tolerated than laparotomy. It allows curative treatment of gallstones, complicated or not, with a low morbidity rate.
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