Prospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2017; 23(13): 2424-2434
Published online Apr 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i13.2424
Therapeutic experience of 289 elderly patients with biliary diseases
Zong-Ming Zhang, Zhuo Liu, Li-Min Liu, Chong Zhang, Hong-Wei Yu, Bai-Jiang Wan, Hai Deng, Ming-Wen Zhu, Zi-Xu Liu, Wen-Ping Wei, Meng-Meng Song, Yue Zhao
Zong-Ming Zhang, Zhuo Liu, Li-Min Liu, Chong Zhang, Hong-Wei Yu, Bai-Jiang Wan, Hai Deng, Ming-Wen Zhu, Zi-Xu Liu, Wen-Ping Wei, Meng-Meng Song, Yue Zhao, Department of General Surgery, Beijing Electric Power Hospital, State Grid Corporation of China, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100073, China
Author contributions: Zhang ZM, Liu Z, Liu LM, Zhang C, Yu HW, Wan BJ, Deng H, Zhu MW, Liu ZX, Wei WP, Song MM and Zhao Y performed the study; Liu Z collected and analyzed the data; and Zhang ZM provided the funding, designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Supported by the Science and Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China, No. SGHB0000AJJS1400182.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Beijing Electric Power Hospital, State Grid Corporation of China, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Clinical trial registration statement: The clinical trial is registered with the Research Registry under the Research Registry Unique Identifying Number: researchregistry 2032. Details can be found at http://www.researchregistry.com /browse-the-registry.html#user-researchregistry/?view_26_search=researchregistry2032&view_26_page=1.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to this study.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Zong-Ming Zhang, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Beijing Electric Power Hospital, State Grid Corporation of China, Capital Medical University, No. A1, Taipingqiaoxili, Fengtai District, Beijing 100073, China. zhangzongming@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
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Received: November 13, 2016
Peer-review started: November 13, 2016
First decision: December 29, 2016
Revised: January 14, 2017
Accepted: February 17, 2017
Article in press: February 17, 2017
Published online: April 7, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: With global prolongation of life expectancy, biliary diseases in elderly patients appear to be common and multifaceted. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical characteristics and treatment strategies in elderly patients with biliary diseases in order to improve diagnosis and treatment. Active treatment of coexisting diseases, management of indications and surgical opportunities, appropriate selection of surgical procedures, improvements in perioperative therapy, and timely management of postoperative complications are key factors in enhancing therapeutic efficacy in elderly patients with biliary diseases.