The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 6 , Pages 747-750 , June 2004

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in geriatric patients

  • James Majeski, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • 900 Bowman Rd., Suite 100, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464-3218, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-843-884-7991; fax: +1-843-849-7874

Received 8 May 2003 ,Revised 21 November 2003

References 

  1. Bass EB, Pitt HA, Lillemore KD. Cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus open cholecystectomy. Am J Surg. 1993;165:466–470
  2. Walsh RM, Henderson JM, Vogt DP. Trends in bile duct injuries from laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Gastointest Surg. 1998;2:458–462
  3. Behrman SW, Melvin WS, Babb ME, et al.  Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the geriatric population. Am Surg. 1996;62:386–390
  4. Lo C, Lai EC, Fan S, et al.  Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in the elderly. World J Surg. 1996;20:983–987
  5. Golden WE, Cleves MA, John JC. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the geriatric population. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1996;44:1380–1383
  6. Asbun HJ, Rossi RL, Lowell JA. Bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (mechanism of injury, prevention, and management). World J Surg. 1993;17:547–552
  7. Ziessman HA. Cholecystokinin cholescintigraphy (victim of its own success). J Nucl Med. 1999;40:2038–2042
  8. Magnuson TH. Surgery of the biliary tree in the aging patient. Prob Gen Surg. 1996;13:75–82
  9. Fried GM, Clas D, Meakins JL. Minimally invasive surgery in the elderly patient. Surg Clin North Am. 1994;74:375–387

PII: S0002-9610(04)00055-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.11.031

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 6 , Pages 747-750 , June 2004

Article Tools