Laparoscopic colectomy is safe and leads to a significantly shorter hospital stay for octogenarians.
Ravikrishna
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Mamidanna
Omar
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Faiz
D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D018401:Sample Size; D016896:Treatment Outcome