title: [Biliary surgery on those over 70: an analysis of 109 cases].
abstract: 109 patients older than seventy years of age and operated of gallstone disease in our service during a period of 4.5 years are presented. The average age of the series was 78.8 years, with a male/female (M/F) ratio of 1/1.6. 77% of the patients were admitted on an emergency basis due to a complication derived from the gallstone disease they were suffering. Only 39.8% of the patients were previously diagnosed of gallstone disease at the time of admission and 10% presented an associated surgical condition which was treated simultaneously. Overall morbidity of the series was 36%, with a mortality of 2 cases (1.9%).
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital General Básico Valle de los Pedroches, Pozoblanco, Córdoba.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez Rafecas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arcos Navarro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Merino Caballero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Díaz Oller
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Solís
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pulido Arroyo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ortíz Fernández
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sánchez Zamorano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lopera Lopera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: La cirugía biliar en mayores de 70 años: análisis de 109 casos.