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Impact of age on outcome after colorectal cancer surgery in the elderly - a developing country perspective

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major source of morbidity and mortality in the elderly population and surgery is often the only definitive management option. The suitability of surgical candidates based on age alone has traditionally been a source of controversy. Surgical resection may be c...

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Autores principales: Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Bari, Hassaan, Zafar, Syed Nabeel, Raza, Syed Ahsan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3175436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21849062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-11-17