Treatment of colorectal cancer in the elderly.

Colorectal cancer has a high incidence, and approximately 60% of colorectal cancer patients are older than 70, with this incidence likely increasing in the near future. Elderly patients (> 70-75 years of age) are a very heterogeneous group, ranging from the very fit to the very frail. Traditionally, these patients have often been under-treated and recruited less frequently to clinical trials than younger patients, and thus are under-represented in publications about cancer treatment.

[Home treatment of patients with pancreatic fistula].

Introduction: Hospital-at-home (HaH) has been previously described as a useful model to shorten length of hospital stay. Nevertheless, few experiences have been reported on the effectiveness of this scheme in patients with postoperative complications. We described the results of home management of patients with pancreatic fistula.