Radical cystectomy over the age of 75 is safe and increases survival

Radical cystectomy over the age of 75 is safe and increases survival

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Radical cystectomy (RC) is probably underused in elderly patients due to a potential increased postoperative complication risk, as reflected by their considerable comorbidities. Our objective was to estimate the overall complication...

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Main Authors: Tyritzis Stavros I, Anastasiou Ioannis, Stravodimos Konstantinos G, Alevizopoulos Aristeides, Kollias Anastasios, Balangas Antonios, Katafigiotis Ioannis, Leotsakos Ioannis, Mitropoulos Dionysios, Constantinides Constantinos A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Radical cystectomy
Octogenarians
Complications
Survival
Clavien classification system
Charlson comorbidity index
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/12/18

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