title: [The quality of life of the geriatric patient after a surgical intervention. VI. Interventions on the biliary tract].
abstract: After reviewing the literature on this subject, the authors examine the quality of life of geriatric patients after biliary tract surgery secondary to biliary tract carcinoma or non-neoplastic pathologies. From an analysis of the results the authors conclude that surgery is useful not only in non-neoplastic forms, but also in the event of carcinoma given that it is possible to improve the quality of life of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale S. Margherita, Università degli Studi, Pavia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pannella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zambianchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pezza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bonacasa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cattaneo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017567:Karnofsky Performance Status; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome