title: the outcome of single-incision laparoscopic right colectomy for colon carcinoma in the elderly.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Surgeons are increasingly being faced with the problem of treating elderly colon cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the feasibility of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for these patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Among 34 right colon cancer patients treated with single-incision laparoscopic surgery procedure between August 2010 and September 2011, 9 (26.5%) were aged 80 or over. The results of treatment in this elderly group were compared retrospectively with those in 10 younger colon cancer patients (age, 59 to 67 y; control group, 29.5%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The sex distribution, body mass index, and the tumor location were similar between the groups. The elderly had a higher incidence of preoperative risk factors (77.7% vs. 40.0%; P=0.17). However, operative time and estimated blood loss were similar and postoperative complications had not occurred in both groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We believe that single-incision laparoscopic colectomy can be carried out safely in elderly patients with colon cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Japan. yasumitsuhira@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Yasumitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Douden
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashizume
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D061646:Operative Time; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome