Pancreaticoduodenectomy in octogenarian patients with tumors in the head of the pancreas and periampular region
C. Jiménez Romero,
E. Moreno González,
A. Marcacuzco Quinto
Abstract:Aging of the Spanish population has been demonstrated throughout the years. Thus, in the year 2021, the number of octogenarians in Spain was 2.285.352 people, confirming that Spain was the European country with the longest life expectancy (82.3 years in 2020). On the other hand, population aging has been associated with a higher incidence of tumors, including pancreatic cancer (PC) with a total number of 8,697 cases in Spain during 2021.
It has been estimated that PC will soon surpass breast cancer in Europe t… Show more
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