Question: Does severe nutritional risk predict decreased long-term survival in geriatric patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy for benign disease?
Answer: Severe nutritional risk can be a useful predictor of long-term survival in geriatric patients undergoing PD, and could improve patient risk stratification preoperatively. Nonoperative management should be strongly considered in geriatric patients with SNR, when malignancy is not suspected.