title: [Treatment of choledocholithiasis in the elderly].
abstract: Treatment of cholelithiasis and its complications in aged patients is a very difficult problem. Early cholecystectomy is regarded as riskless in patients less than 60 years old. In case of optimal indications we perform choledochoduodenostomy following cholecystectomy. To assess late results 68 patients aged 60-90 years were examined 20 to 7 years after primary operation. The results were good in 86,7 per cent.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: Zur Behandlung der Choledocholithiasis im höheren Alter.