The treatment of biliary calculus in the elderly
- Author:
Dao Quang Minh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
biliary calculus
- MeSH:
calculi;
Urinary Calculi;
Therapeutics;
aged
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2004;0(7):36-39
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Authors studied the roles and outcomes of treatments for 98 elder patients with biliary calculus at St Paul Hospital. 16 patients were undergone emergency operation, and 43 patients were undergone elective operation, among them 9 patients received emergency treatments because of complications of biliary calculus. Conclusions: common treatment biliary calculus in the elderly was operation; however, the indication was given early and appropriately in case of patient was very old or too weak. In addition, evaluating patient’s situation before surgery by ASA’s method was very effective to choose correct treatment
