Abstract
A retrospective analysis of surgical treatment of elderly patients, more than 80 years of age, was performed. There were 43 cases of surgical treatment on elderly patients aged over 80 cut of all cases of 258 with surgical treatment, an incidence of 16.7% over the past 2 years (1990-1991). The most common disease was colorectal cancer, which was present in 11 cases (25.6%). On the other hand, 11 cases (55%) were elderly patients more than 80 years old, among the 20 cases of surgery for colorectal cancer. Forty-one cases (95.3%) of these elderly patients were alive without any particular complication, but only two patients died from terminal cancer, or renal failure. From these results, surgical treatment could be performed safely even in elderly patients by an intensive post operative managements, especialy in the view of respiratory function.
