Propensity-Score Matched Analysis of Short-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Compared to Open Surgery in Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Patients With Colon Cancer
= .082) and number of harvested lymph nodes.ConclusionsLaparoscopic surgery was associated with significant benefits in patients with colon cancer aged ≥80, including less short-term mortality, shorter hospital stays, more R0 resections, and potentially longer survival, compared to laparotomy.
Authors
- Michal Perets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2812-7551)
- Anjelli Wignakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3423-2710)
- Sameh Hany Emile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7854-5244)
- Zoe Garoufalia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1766-9777)
- Steven D Wexner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8046-5753)
Institutions
- Georgetown University (US)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
- Mansoura University Hospital (EG)
- Cleveland Clinic Florida (US)
- Hygeia Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Surgeon
- Published
- 2026-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348261441676
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00