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An Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy Designed to Minimize Anastomotic Complications and Optimize Conduit Function
Published on: April 17, 2020
[Incidence of complications in elective colon resections at various ages]
M Stahlschmidt1, G W Lotz, B Gellrich
1Allgemeinchirurgischen Abteilung, St.-Vincenz- und Elisabeth-Hospitals Mainz.
Abstract:
A retrospective analysis was made of 235 cases of colectomy, subdivided by age groups, with emphasis being laid on preoperative risk factors and postoperative complications. Lethality accounted for 2.5 per cent, with disorders of wound healing being the most common complications. Advanced age per se does not imply unfavourable prognosis.
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