title: [The surgical treatment of biliary lithiasis in the patient of an advanced age].
abstract: The paper reports the authors' experience in the treatment of biliary lithiasis in elderly patients. The indications for surgery are examined taking into account the possibilities offered by the introduction of new technologies, and in particular preoperative EPST.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale, Genova.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cannici
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sommariva
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castrati
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009803:Sphincter of Oddi; D013105:Sphincterotomy, Transduodenal
vernacular_title: Il trattamento chirurgico della litiasi biliare nel paziente in età avanzata.