Old age is over

In vitro fertilization and age. When old is too old?

This case report refers to a 53-year-old female patient who deliberately misinformed the staff of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic using counterfeit documents concerning her real age and underwent the IVF procedure. During the pregnancy it was discovered accidentally that the patient was not telling the whole truth about her real age. In the 34(th) week of pregnancy two healthy twins hav...

Old age is not a disease.

Age Is No Longer a Limit: Two Cases of Hepatectomy in Patients Over 90 Years Old

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor with poor prognosis. The age of patients affected by HCC is considered to be increasing, and several studies have reported significantly higher rates of morbidity and mortality after hepatectomy for HCC in elderly patients. However, other studies have reported that the short- and long-term outcomes of surgery for HCC in elderly patients...

Urinary tract infection in old age: over-diagnosed and over-treated.

A careless and uncritical approach by some clinicians to the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in frail elderly people has resulted in the condition being overdiagnosed and over-treated. Symptoms of lower urinary tract infection are easily recognized and include dysuria, frequency and urgency. But even such typical symptoms require cautious interpretation, as they are common in elderly peopl...

Old Age

In his sixty-fifth year George Sanders took his own life, leaving a note saying that he was bored. Writing in her sixty-fourth year, Simone de Beauvoir is determined that she, at any rate, will not be bored by old age. This book is a tribute to her energy in researching the sociological, psychological and anthropological aspects of old age?historically and in the present day. Its length (over 5...