BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in octogenarians with complicated gallstone disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of 51 patients aged 80 years or older who underwent an LC for complicated gallstone disease between 2001 and 2006. This group was compared with 41 octogenarian patients with uncomplicated gallstone disease. RESULTS: There were 51 patients (26 men) with a median (range) age of 87 years (range, 80-93) who underwent an LC for complicated biliary disease, including acute cholecystitis in 29 (57%), gallstone pancreatitis in 14 (27%), cholangitis in 4 (7.8%), and obstructive jaundice in 4 (7.8%). Significantly more patients in the complicated disease group underwent preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (33.3% vs. 12.1%; P = 0.026) The median operative time was 110 minutes (range, 55-165) and this was significantly longer, compared to the uncomplicated disease group (P = 0.031). Postoperative morbidity was 27.3%, a significantly higher rate, compared to the uncomplicated group (27.4% vs. 7.3%; P = 0.015) with zero mortality. The conversion rate was 7.8% and this was not significantly different from the uncomplicated disease group. The median length of hospital stay was 6 days, which was significantly longer than the uncomplicated disease group (P = 0.021). CONCLUSIONS: The LC can be performed with acceptable morbidity in octogenarians with complicated gallstone disease. Early treatment of gallstone disease in this age group could further improve outcomes.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in octogenarians with complicated gallstone disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of 51 patients aged 80 years or older who underwent an LC for complicated gallstone disease between 2001 and 2006. This group was compared with 41 octogenarian patients with uncomplicated gallstone disease. RESULTS: There were 51 patients (26 men) with a median (range) age of 87 years (range, 80-93) who underwent an LC for complicated biliary disease, including acute cholecystitis in 29 (57%), gallstone pancreatitis in 14 (27%), cholangitis in 4 (7.8%), and obstructive jaundice in 4 (7.8%). Significantly more patients in the complicated disease group underwent preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (33.3% vs. 12.1%; P = 0.026) The median operative time was 110 minutes (range, 55-165) and this was significantly longer, compared to the uncomplicated disease group (P = 0.031). Postoperative morbidity was 27.3%, a significantly higher rate, compared to the uncomplicated group (27.4% vs. 7.3%; P = 0.015) with zero mortality. The conversion rate was 7.8% and this was not significantly different from the uncomplicated disease group. The median length of hospital stay was 6 days, which was significantly longer than the uncomplicated disease group (P = 0.021). CONCLUSIONS: The LC can be performed with acceptable morbidity in octogenarians with complicated gallstone disease. Early treatment of gallstone disease in this age group could further improve outcomes.
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