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Does radical surgery improve long-term survival in elderly colorectal cancer patients over 80 years of age with intestinal obstruction?
Does radical surgery improve long-term survival in elderly colorectal cancer patients over 80 years of age with intestinal obstruction?
Despite higher perioperative risks, radical surgery provides long-term survival benefits for colorectal cancer patients over 80 with intestinal obstruction.
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May support radical surgery for long-term survival in selected octogenarians with obstructing colorectal cancer despite perioperative risks; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Although elderly colorectal cancer patients over 80 years of age with intestinal obstruction are more likely to be admitted to the ICU and develop more postoperative complications after radical surgery, long-term survival benefits can be achieved.
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