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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025)
Emergency laparoscopy in an ever-increasing geriatric population
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Received: 5 December 2024
Accepted: 12 January 2025
Accepted: 12 January 2025
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As global demographics shift toward an aging population, the number of geriatric patients presenting with acute surgical emergencies is on the rise. Emergency abdominal conditions such as bowel obstruction, perforations, and ischemia disproportionately affect older adults, necessitating timely surgical intervention. Traditional open surgery has been the standard in these scenarios, but the advent of laparoscopic techniques has introduced a compelling alternative. [...]
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Emergency laparoscopy in an ever-increasing geriatric population. (2025). Surgery in Geriatrics and Frailty, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/sigaf.2025.16
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