Abstract
Summary. The article describes the good results obtained in performing liver resections for neoplasms in carefully selected elderly patients. Advanced age is not a contraindication to liver resection, if surgical candidates are adequately selected.
| Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] The operative risk of liver resections for cancer in the elderly patient |
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| Lingua originale | Italian |
| pagine (da-a) | 23-29 |
| Numero di pagine | 7 |
| Rivista | Chirurgia Italiana |
| Volume | 46 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 1994 |
Keywords
- Advanced age
- Elderly patient
- Liver resection
- Surgical risk