title: Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients 80 years and older.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Western General Hospital, Crewe Rd, EH4 2XV, Edinburgh, UK. andrew.tambyraja@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Tambyraja
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Nixon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002423:Cause of Death; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000401:mortality*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000601:surgery*; D015436:Panniculitis, Peritoneal; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D016896:Treatment Outcome