Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy in elderly patients: a feasibility study

• Published in: Waike Lilun yu Shijian Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 60 - 64
• Main Author: LIANG Yun, JIANG Chongyi, ZHAO Liting, WANG Hongwei, HU Pengfei, CAI Zhiwei, WANG Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Editorial Office of Journal of Surgery Concepts & Practice 01-01-2020
• Subjects: pancreaticoduodenectomy|pancreatic surgery|laparoscopy|minimally invasive surgery|elderly patient
• ISSN: 1007-9610
• DOI: 10.16139/j.1007-9610.2020.01.013

Objective To evaluate the feasibility of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy in elderly patients with peri-operative short-term outcomes and safety. Methods Retrospectively analysis was done with the clinical data of patients who underwent laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy in our department from January 2015 to January 2018. Patients were divided into elderly group (ages 70 years and old) and control group (ages less than 70 years) to compare baseline characteristics and perioperative outcomes between two groups. Results Totally 82 patients were included in this study with 46 male and 36 female and mean age (64.6±10.7) years. There were 27 patients in elderly group and 55 patients in control group. Mean operative time was (368±75) min in elderly group with median blood loss 200 (100-400) mL and median postoperative length of hospital stay 12.0 (10-21)d. In control group, mean operation time was (363±82) min with median blood loss 100 (100-200) mL and median postoperative length of hospital stay 11.5 (10-1