title: Therapeutic strategies in the surgical management of pancreatic neoplasms in the elderly.
abstract: The clinical records of all consecutive patients aged 65 and older undergoing surgical treatment for pancreatic neoplasms between January 1980 and January 1992 were reviewed in order to establish a clinical trial based on the morbidity and mortality rates related to the different surgical procedures. In early diagnosed neoplasms, in patients in good general condition, even in the geriatric age a radical surgical procedure is preferred. In other cases, a palliative surgical procedure has to be performed if possible, namely a bilio-digestive anastomosis, associated if necessary with a gastro-enteric anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Perugia, Institute of Surgical Pathology, Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sciannameo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ronca
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uccellini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007581:Jejunoileal Bypass; D007813:Laparotomy; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy