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Leonard G, Solsky I, Clark C, Shen P. Surgical Approach and Length of Stay in Octogenarians Undergoing Pancreatic Resection for Malignancy. J Surg Oncol 2024. [PMID: 39387574 DOI: 10.1002/jso.27816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 10/15/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Pancreatic surgery often has a lengthy recovery in the elderly. Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) can decrease length of stay (LOS), but it is unknown if this benefit applies to octogenarians (Age > 79). METHODS The NSQIP database was used to determine if MIS approaches were associated with reduced LOS among octogenarians undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple) or distal pancreatectomy (Distal). Operative approaches were classified as "Open" or "MIS" and propensity score (PS) matching was performed. RESULTS For the Whipple, 1665 Open and 101 MIS procedures occurred (median LOS 9, 8 days, p = 0.584). For Distal, 472 Open and 223 MIS procedures occurred (median LOS 6, 5 days, p < 0.01). After PS matching, there were 202 Whipple (101 per group) and 446 Distal (223 per group) patients. There was no difference in LOS by approach in the Whipple group (p = 0.546). The median LOS was 9 (IQR 7-15), Open and 8 (IQR 6-13), MIS. For Distal, there was a difference in LOS in the Open versus MIS approach (p < 0.01) and the median LOS was 6 (IQR 5-8) and 5 (IQR 4-6). CONCLUSIONS Among octogenarians the MIS approach was associated with decreased LOS in distal pancreatectomies, but not in pancreaticoduodenectomies.
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- Grey Leonard
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Alkhamis AA, Soliman DM, Alsadder KA, Busalha HM, Alrashed AS, Alshaban BH, Alsafran SK, Almazeedi SM. Outcome of Colorectal Robotic Surgery in Newly Established Robotic Surgery Center: A Case Series. Med Princ Pract 2024; 33:000538635. [PMID: 38569485 PMCID: PMC11324209 DOI: 10.1159/000538635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION The robotic platform compared to laparoscopy has proven to have similar postoperative outcomes, however its adoption in the Middle East has been slow and there is limited data regarding outcomes with its use in small newly established robotic colorectal programs. Our aim was to report our experience and outcomes of robotic colorectal surgery performed by fellowship-trained robotic colorectal surgeons and compare them to larger, more experienced centers. METHODS This is retrospective review of data collected between November 2021 and March 2023 from a tertiary health care referral center. The series included 51 patients who had elective or urgent robotic colorectal surgery. Patients who had emergency surgery were excluded. The outcomes were overall morbidity, serious morbidity, mortality, conversion to open, length of hospital stay, and quality of oncological specimen. RESULTS The overall morbidity was 31.4% (n = 16 patients). Only 9.8% (n = 5) had serious morbidity of which three required interventions under general anesthesia. The median length of hospital stay was 6 days (IQR = 4), and there was no mortality. Of 17 rectal cancer resections, 88% had complete mesorectal excision, 15 of them were R0 resections, median lymph node harvested was 14 (IQR = 7) and two cases were converted to open. All the colon cancer resections had R0 resection, median lymph nodes harvested was 21 (IQR = 4) and none were converted to open. CONCLUSIONS The implementation and integration of robotic colorectal surgery at a newly established center in a small country, when led by fellowship trained robotic colorectal surgeons, is safe and effective in terms of morbidity, mortality, conversion to open and specimen pathological quality.
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- Ahmed A. Alkhamis
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
- Colorectal and Robotics Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital, South Surra, Kuwait
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- Colorectal and Robotics Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital, South Surra, Kuwait
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- Colorectal and Robotics Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital, South Surra, Kuwait
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- Colorectal and Robotics Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital, South Surra, Kuwait
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- Colorectal and Robotics Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital, South Surra, Kuwait
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- Colorectal and Robotics Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital, South Surra, Kuwait
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
- Endocrine Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital, South Surra, Kuwait
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- Colorectal and Robotics Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital, South Surra, Kuwait
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Voutsadakis IA. Presentation, Molecular Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer in Patients Older than 80 Years Old. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:1574. [PMID: 37763693 PMCID: PMC10535827 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59091574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Background: An increasing proportion of the population of patients with cancer presents at an advanced age, increasing the challenges of successful and well-tolerated treatments. In the older spectrum of the geriatric cancer patients, those older than 80 years old, challenges are even higher because of increasing comorbidities and decreasing organ function reserves. Methods: Studies regarding colorectal cancer presentation, treatment, and prognosis in patients older than 80 years old available in the literature were evaluated and were compiled within a narrative review. Molecular attributes of colorectal cancer in the subset of patients older than 80 years old in published genomic cohorts were also reviewed and were compared with similar attributes in younger patients. Results: Characteristics of colorectal cancer in octogenarians are in many aspects similar to younger patients, but patients older than 80 years old present more often with right colon cancers. Surgical treatment of colorectal cancer in selected patients over 80 years old is feasible and should be pursued. Adjuvant chemotherapy is under-utilized in this population. Although combination chemotherapy is in most cases not advisable, monotherapy with fluoropyrimidine derivatives is feasible and efficacious. Conclusions: Outcomes of colorectal cancer patients over the age of 80 years old may be optimized with a combination of standard treatments adjusted to the individual patient's functional status and organ reserves. Increased support for the older age group during their colorectal cancer treatment modalities would improve oncologic outcomes with decreasing adverse outcomes of therapies.
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- Ioannis A. Voutsadakis
- Algoma District Cancer Program, Sault Area Hospital, 750 Great Northern Road, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 0A8, Canada; or
- Section of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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Thompson HM, Williams H, Omer DM, Yuval JB, Verheij FS, Fiasconaro M, Widmar M, Wei IH, Pappou EP, Smith JJ, Nash GM, Weiser MR, Paty PB, Shahrokni A, Garcia-Aguilar J. Comparison of short-term outcomes and survival between minimally invasive colectomy and open colectomy in patients 80 years of age and older. J Robot Surg 2023; 17:1857-1865. [PMID: 37022559 PMCID: PMC10527224 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01575-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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We investigated the short- and long-term outcomes of patients 80 years of age and older with colon cancer who underwent robotic colectomy versus laparoscopic colectomy. Data for patients treated at a comprehensive cancer center between January 2006 and November 2018 were collected retrospectively. Outcomes from minimally invasive laparoscopic or robotic colectomy were compared. Survival was analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method with significance evaluated by the log-rank test. The laparoscopic (n = 104) and the robotic (n = 75) colectomy groups did not differ across baseline characteristics. Patients who underwent a robotic colectomy had a shorter median length of hospital stay (5 versus 6 days; p < 0.001) and underwent fewer conversions to open surgery (3% versus 17%; p = 0.002) compared to the laparoscopic cohort. The groups did not differ in postoperative complication rates, overall survival or disease-free survival. Elderly patients undergoing robotic colectomy for colon cancer have a shorter hospital stay and lower rates of conversion without compromise to oncologic outcomes.
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- Hannah M Thompson
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Service, Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune Township, NJ, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Liu Y, Gao G, Liang Y, Li T, Li T. Safety and feasibility of robotic surgery for old rectal cancer patients. Updates Surg 2023:10.1007/s13304-023-01504-9. [PMID: 37233966 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-023-01504-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Robotic surgery is widely utilized for rectal cancer. Older patients are associated with comorbidity and diminished cardiopulmonary reserve, resulting in uncertainty and reluctance to perform robotic surgery in older patients. The aim of the study was to assess the safety and feasibility of robotic surgery in older rectal cancer patients. We collected the data of patients diagnosed with rectal cancer and operated at our hospital from May 2015 to January 2021. All patients undergoing robotic surgery were classified into two groups: the old group (≥ 70 years) and young group (< 70 years). Perioperative outcomes were analyzed and compared between the two groups. Risk factors related to postoperative complications were also explored. A total of old N = 114 and young N = 324 rectal patients were enrolled in our study. Older patients were prone to exhibit comorbidity than the young and had lower body mass index and higher scores of American Society of Anesthesiologists than the young. No statistical difference was found in operative time, estimated blood loss, lymph nodes retrieved, tumor size, pathological TNM stage, hospital stay after surgery and total hospital cost between the two groups. The incidence of postoperative complications did not show difference between the two groups. On multivariate analyses, male sex and longer operative time could predict postoperative complications, whereas old age was not an independent factor for postoperative complications. After careful preoperative evaluation, robotic surgery is a technically feasible and safe procedure for older rectal cancer patients.
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- Yaxiong Liu
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
- Department of Graduate School, Medical College of Nanchang University, No. 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
- Department of Graduate School, Medical College of Nanchang University, No. 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
- Department of Graduate School, Medical College of Nanchang University, No. 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
- Department of Graduate School, Medical College of Nanchang University, No. 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
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Xue Y, Li S, Guo S, Kuang Y, Ke M, Liu X, Gong F, Li P, Jia B. Evaluation of the advantages of robotic versus laparoscopic surgery in elderly patients with colorectal cancer. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:105. [PMID: 36803225 PMCID: PMC9942364 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-03822-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of colorectal cancer increases with aging. Curative-intent surgery based on a minimally invasive concept is expected to bring survival benefits to elderly patients (aged over 80 years) with colorectal cancer who are frequently with fragile health status and advanced tumors. The study explored survival outcomes in this patient population who received robotic or laparoscopic surgery and aimed to identify an optimal surgical option for those patients. METHODS We retrieved the clinical materials and follow-up data on elderly patients with colorectal carcinoma who received robotic or laparoscopic surgery in our institution. The pathological and surgical outcomes were compared to examine the efficacy and safety of the two approaches. The DFS (disease-free survival) and OS (overall survival) results at 3 years after surgery were assessed to explore the survival benefits. RESULTS A total of 111 patients were screened for the study, including 55 in the robotic group and 56 in the laparoscopic group. The demographic details were generally similar between the two groups. No statistically significant difference in the number of removed lymph nodes was observed between the two approaches, with a median of 15 versus 14 (P = 0.053). The intraoperative blood loss was significantly reduced by robotic technique when compared to the laparoscopic approach, with a mean of 76.9 ml versus 161.6 ml (P = 0.025). There were no significant differences in operation time, conversion, postoperative complications and recovery, and long-term outcomes between the two groups. CONCLUSION Robotic surgery was prized for elderly patients with colorectal cancer who developed anemia and/or hematological conditions.
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- Yonggan Xue
- grid.414252.40000 0004 1761 8894Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian District, No.28, Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- grid.414252.40000 0004 1761 8894Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian District, No.28, Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- grid.414252.40000 0004 1761 8894Department of General Surgery, The Eighth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian District, No.Jia17, Heishanhu Road, Beijing, 100089 China
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- grid.414252.40000 0004 1761 8894Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian District, No.28, Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- grid.414252.40000 0004 1761 8894Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian District, No.28, Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- grid.414252.40000 0004 1761 8894Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian District, No.28, Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- grid.414252.40000 0004 1761 8894Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian District, No.28, Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- grid.414252.40000 0004 1761 8894Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian District, No.28, Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Haidian District, No.28, Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Hannan E, Feeney G, Fahad Ullah M, Condon E, Coffey JC, Peirce C. Robotic colorectal surgery in elderly patients: A single‐centre experience. Int J Med Robot 2022; 18:e2431. [PMID: 35666815 PMCID: PMC9541935 DOI: 10.1002/rcs.2431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes in elderly patients (age ≥ 65 years) undergoing robotic colorectal surgery (RCRS) in comparison with non‐elderly patients. Materials and Methods Data was collected on elderly and non‐elderly patients who underwent RCRS from a prospectively maintained database. Results A total of 89 elderly and 73 non‐elderly patients were identified. No statistically significant differences in postoperative complication, reoperation, wound infection, anastomotic leak or mortality were observed. The median length of stay was 1 day longer in elderly patients (p = 0.007). Subgroup analysis of octogenarians demonstrated outcomes that compared favourably with younger patients. Conclusion RCRS in elderly patients is safe and effective, with outcomes that do not differ significantly with younger patients. Older age should not be considered to be a specific exclusion criteria for RCRS. To our knowledge, this study represents the largest in the literature to examine outcomes specifically in elderly patients undergoing RCRS.
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- Enda Hannan
- Department of Colorectal Surgery University Hospital Limerick Dooradoyle Limerick Ireland
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery University Hospital Limerick Dooradoyle Limerick Ireland
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery University Hospital Limerick Dooradoyle Limerick Ireland
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery University Hospital Limerick Dooradoyle Limerick Ireland
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery University Hospital Limerick Dooradoyle Limerick Ireland
- School of Medicine University of Limerick Dooradoyle Limerick Ireland
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery University Hospital Limerick Dooradoyle Limerick Ireland
- School of Medicine University of Limerick Dooradoyle Limerick Ireland
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Operative and Survival Outcomes of Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Colorectal Cancer in Elderly and Very Elderly Patients: A Study in a Tertiary Hospital in South Korea. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:7043380. [PMID: 35140787 PMCID: PMC8818427 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7043380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Materials and Methods Data of all patients ≥75 years who underwent a robotic-assisted curative resection in Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, between January 2007 and January 2021 were extracted from a prospectively maintained colorectal cancer database. Patients were subdivided into the three groups according to the age: youngest-old (YO: 75–80 years), middle-old (MO: 81–85), and oldest-old (OO: ≥86 years). Intraoperative findings, postoperative, and oncological outcomes were compared between the groups. Results Seventy-six consecutive patients (female 52.6%) were included; mean age was 80 years (SD 0.33); mean body mass index (BMI), 23.8 20.9 kg/m2 (SD 3.58); mean total operative time, 279 min (SD 80.93); mean blood loss, 186 ml (SD 204.03); mean postoperative length of stay, 14 days (SD 12.03). Major complications were seen in 2.1% of patients. The 30-day mortality rate was 0%. Average number of lymph node harvested was 20.9 (SD 12.33). Postoperative complications were not statistically different between the groups. Mean follow-up time for cancer-specific survival (CSS) was 99.28 months for the YO, 72.11 months for MO, and 31.25 months for OO groups (p = 0.045). The CSS rates at 5 years were 27.0%, 21.0%, and 0%, respectively. Recurrence risk was 10.50 times higher in the OO group than the others (adjusted HR, 95% CI 1.868–59.047, p = 0.008). In the multivariable analysis, TNM stage was not a risk factor for CSS in all groups. The number of the harvested nodes was a protective factor for recurrence (HR of 0.932, 95% CI 0.875–0.992, p = 0.027) and CSS (HR of 0.928, 95% CI 0.861–0.999, p = 0.047) in elderly patients. Conclusion Robotic surgery is highly feasible in elderly and very elderly colorectal cancer patients, providing a favorable operative safety profile and an acceptable cancer-specific survival outcome.
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