title: Age-specific determinants of the safety of laparoscopic colectomy in elderly patients with colorectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Eiju General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Naruhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikoma
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Itano
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Naokazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Yasumasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aiko
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D061646:Operative Time; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome