Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4254111 | Cirugía Española | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Although age should not be an exclusion factor for LC, the conversion rate, postoperative complications and length of hospital stay are increased in the elderly. Higher morbidity due to the underlying disease and longer disease duration with more advanced cholecystitis complicate the laparoscopic approach in these patients.
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Authors
Jose Bueno Lledó, Javier Vaqué Urbaneja, Conrado Herrero Bernabeu, Encarnación Castillo GarcÃa, Fernando Carbonell Tatay, Ricardo Baquero Valdelomar, José Mir Pallardó,