Book chapter
Gallbladder Disease
Geriatric Gastroenterology, pp 421-428
09 May 2012
Abstract
Gallbladder disease includes a wide range of benign and malignant etiologies, with some disorders such as emphysematous cholecystitis and gallbladder cancer common in the older age group. Geriatric patients are vulnerable to complications of cholelithiasis and associated morbidity and mortality. Treatment strategies are best individualized as comorbidity is a common association in the elderly.
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Details
- Title
- Gallbladder Disease
- Creators
- Rad M. Agrawal - Division of Gastroenterology, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USASuzanne Morrissey - Allegheny General HospitalShyam Thakkar - Department of Gastroenterology, Allegheny General Hospital, West Penn Health System, Pittsburgh, USA
- Publication Details
- Geriatric Gastroenterology, pp 421-428
- Publisher
- Springer New York; New York, NY
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84955630653
- Other Identifier
- 991019173666604721