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Rectal Cancer Surgery in Patients Older Than 80 Years: Is Hartmann's Procedure Safe?
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- Emergency colorectal cancer in old and very elderly patients: a narrative review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Short- and long-term outcomes of robotic versus open radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Low incidence of pelvic sepsis following Hartmann's procedure for rectal cancer: a retrospective multicentre study.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Impact of Surgical Refusal on Overall Survival in Patients With Rectal Cancer.Cancer diagnosis & prognosisArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimThe current study aimed to identify the safety and efficacy of Hartmann's procedure (HP) among elderly patients (age ≥80 years) with rectal cancer. PATIENTS AND
methodsData on surgical outcome, survival rate, and incidence of stoma reversal were retrospectively compared between patients aged over 80 years who underwent anterior resection (AR) and HP.
resultsIn total, 79 elderly patients underwent rectal cancer surgery. Of these patients, 54 (68.4%) underwent AR and 25 (31.6%) HP. The two groups did not differ significantly in terms of age, nutrient status, and tumor characteristics. Eight (14.8%) patients who underwent AR and six (24.0%) who underwent HP presented with intra-abdominal complications (p=0.35). The overall survival and recurrent-free survival rates between the two groups did not differ.
conclusionHP for elderly patients with rectal cancer has similar complication rates to AR, and achieved similar oncological outcomes.
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