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Over the next 60 years, the portion of the persons in the United States over the age of 65 years is expected to grow from the present 12.5% to 20.4%. The most rapidly growing segment of this aging population are those persons over age 85, whose number is expected to increase from the present 3 million to more than 20 million by the year 2050 (Fig. 25.1).1 It is important to note that life expectancy in the elderly population is not insignificant: A male can expect to live an additional 9 years and a female approximately 11 years at age 75 years, and at 85 years a male can expect to live more than 5 years and a female for more than 6 years.2
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Rosenthal, R.A. (1999). Laparoscopic Surgery in the Elderly. In: Merrell, R.C., Olson, R.M. (eds) Laparoscopic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1408-3_25
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