Successful laparoscopic treatment of advanced rectal cancer in an extremely elderly man (101  years and 9 months)

Abstract An extremely elderly man (age, 101 years and 9 months) visited our hospital because of recurrent and worsening anal bleeding. Type 2 rectal cancer was found in his rectum during colonoscopy. He did not have any severe coexisting diseases and had not suffered any episodes of dementia. Laparoscopy‐assisted anterior resection combined with D2 lymph node dissection was performed with minimal bleeding. The operation time was 128 min. The patient suffered mild reflux pneumonia on postoperative day 6 and was administered additional antibiotics. He recovered within 2 days. He was discharged on postoperative day 17, at which point he was able to walk.
Source: Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research