Outcome of laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair in octogenarians: a registry-based, propensity score-matched comparison of 360 patients

BACKGROUND: Paraesophageal hernias (PEH) tend to occur in elderly patients and the assumed higher morbidity of PEH repair may dissuade clinicians from seeking a surgical solution. On the other hand, the mortality rate for emergency repairs shows a sevenfold increase compared to elective repairs. Thi...

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Autores principales: Staerkle, Ralph F., Rosenblum, Ilan, Köckerling, Ferdinand, Adolf, Daniela, Bittner, Reinhard, Kirchhoff, Philipp, Lehmann, Frank S., Hoffmann, Henry, Glauser, Philippe M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30535542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-018-06619-4

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