Clinical outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy in elderly patients at middle-volume center.

Background/aims: It has been reported that age and hospital volume are risk factors after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), however the mortality rate after PD at middle volume center is decreasing by surgical advances and recently PD in the elderly patients is safely performed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of PD in the patients over 80 years of age at middle-volume center.

Methodology: 60 patients who underwent PD between 2004 and 2012 were divided into two groups (≥80 and <80years).