title: Surgical issues for the elderly patient with hepatobiliary disease.
abstract: Hepatobiliary disease is the most common reason for abdominal surgery in the elderly population. Therefore, familiarity with these diseases as they occur in geriatric patients has become increasingly important. This article reviews hepatobiliary disease with a specific emphasis on issues that affect the treatment of the elderly. Although the focus of this review is primarily clinical, pertinent experimental findings have been included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: K U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Kahng
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Roslyn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms