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An Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy Designed to Minimize Anastomotic Complications and Optimize Conduit Function
Published on: April 17, 2020
[Emergency digestive surgery in the elderly: 2 comparative series with an interval of 10 years]
Abstract:
Surgery in the elderly is important in emergencies. A comparison is drawn between cases undergoing surgery in 1969 and 1979: while the mortality rate is 15%, 1979 has witnessed the advent of major surgery in the elderly subject.
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