ArticleInternational surgery2015
Common bile duct exploration in an elderly Asian population.
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- Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for elderly patients with choledocholithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Pooled it
- Risk factors for bile leakage after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration in older patients with choledocholithiasis.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Should Empiric Anti-Fungals Be Administered Routinely for All Patients with Perforated Peptic Ulcers? A Critical Review of the Existing Literature.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Validation of TG07 and TG13/TG18 criteria for acute cholangitis and predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients over 80 years old.Clinical and experimental hepatology · 2021Article
- 3D Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary repair by absorbable barbed suture is safe and feasible.Journal of clinical and translational research · 2021Article
- Elderly patients (≥ 80 years) with acute calculous cholangitis have similar outcomes as non-elderly patients (< 80 years): Propensity score-matched analysis.World journal of hepatology · 2021Article
- Tokyo Guidelines 2013 may be too restrictive and patients with moderate and severe acute cholecystitis can be managed by early cholecystectomy too.Surgical endoscopy · 2017Article
- Low serum albumin may predict the need for gastric resection in patients with perforated peptic ulcer.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2017Article
- Role of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration in the management of choledocholithiasis.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2016Review
- Effects of intravenously infused lidocaine on analgesia and gastrointestinal function of patients receiving laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
Common bile duct exploration (CBDE) is an accepted treatment for choledocholithiasis. This procedure is not well studied in the elderly population. Here we evaluate the results of CBDE in elderly patients (>70 years) and compare the open (group A) with the laparoscopic group (group B). A retrospective review was performed of elderly patients with proven common bile duct (CBD) stones who underwent CBDE from January 2005 to December 2009. There were 55 patients in group A and 33 patients in group B. Mean age was 77.6 years (70-91 years). Both groups had similar demographics, liver function tests, and stone size-12 mm (range, 5-28 mm). Patients who had empyema (n = 9), acute cholecystitis (n = 15), and those who had had emergency surgery (n = 28) were more likely to be in group A (P < 0.05). The mean length of stay for group A was 11.7 ± 7.3 days; for group B, 5.2 ± 6.3 days; the complication rate was higher in group A (group A, 38.2%; group B, 8.5%; P = 0.072). The overall complication and mortality rate was 29.5% and 3.4%, respectively. CBDE can be performed safely in the elderly with accepted morbidity and mortality. The laparoscopic approach is feasible and safe in elective setting even in the elderly.
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