[Laparoscopic operations in the aged].
There is no disagreement over the advantages of minimal-invasive surgical procedures even in the older patient. However the criteria for indication and patient selection concerning cardiopulmonary contraindications for CO2-pneumoperitoneum must be strictly considered. Using cholecystectomy and colorectal surgery as an example the problems and limits of the laparoscopic method are described.
Gastinger
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Klinik für Chirurgie, Klinikum Suhl.
Köckerling
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F
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors
Laparoskopische Operationen im Alter.