Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for elderly patients with gallstone / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristic of laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC) for elderly patients with gallstone. Methods A retrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 310 patients over 60 years old with gallstone treated by LC at our hospital from May, 1993 to March, 2001. Results Of the 310 patients, 193 cases (62.9%) were accompanied by diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and/or bronchitis. During the operation, 49(15.8%) in 310 patients with severe adhesion surrounding gallblader which made LC difficultly. 6 turned to operation, other 304 patients had LC succeessfully without serious complication. Conclnsions Despite the general condition, the organism degeneration and function recession, immunity function decrease accompaned with other diseases in the elderly patient, the LC has less injury, less pain and less complications, So LC is the optimal method for the elderly patients with gallston.