Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Centenarians present unique challenges regarding medical care, especially the decision to proceed with surgical intervention. This case report describes the successful surgical management of a 100-year-old man who presented to the emergency room with severe right lower abdominal pain due to a recurrent right inguinal hernia. Despite a moderately complicated past medical history, the patient underwent a successful open right inguinal hernia repair with mesh without complications. Preoperative risk assessments indicated a low cardiac risk, and comprehensive perioperative care facilitated an uneventful recovery. This case underscores the importance of appropriately assessing and optimizing the care for centenarians to safely undergo intermediate-risk surgical interventions, challenging the notion that extreme age alone is a contraindication for surgery.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.90326
Authors: Soniya Pateriya, Claudia Corbea, Joseph Russell, Todd Paul Mangione, Wilmer Mata
Language: English
Topic: Hernia repair and management
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4413372884