Is advanced age a significant risk factor for laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

Aim: have been a few reports about the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in the elderly patients. The aim of this study was to assess if morbidity and mortality may be increased in the geriatric patients because of high incidence of co-morbidity.

Methods: From November 2000 to January 2009, 146 patients aged 60 years and older who underwent LC were reviewed.