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This study aimed to assess peri- and postoperative outcomes in patients aged \u2265 80 years undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy, using data from the DGAV|registry pancreas. Methods: All pancreatoduodenectomies performed between September 2013 and April 2024 and recorded in the DGAV|registry pancreas were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: &lt;80 and \u226580 years. Demographic, perioperative, and postoperative data were compared. A multivariate analysis was conducted to identify independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality. Results: Out of 12,305 pancreatoduodenectomies, 1,566 (12.7%) were performed in patients aged \u2265 80 years. The proportion of very elderly patients more than doubled from 6.9% in 2014 to a peak of 17.3% in 2021. Malignant diseases, particularly pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, were more common in this group. While overall complication rates were slightly higher in the elderly (64.0% vs. 60.7%, p = 0.013), there was no significant difference in severe complications (Clavien-Dindo grades 3 and 4). However, 30-day mortality (7.2% vs. 3.6%) and in-hospital mortality (8.2% vs. 4.4%) were significantly higher in patients aged \u2265 80 years. Cardiopulmonary complications were also more frequent. Multivariate analysis identified age \u2265 80, male sex, ASA class 3 or 4, obesity, COPD, anticoagulant therapy, the need for intraoperative blood transfusions, and extended resections as independent predictors of in-hospital mortality. Conclusion: Chronological age \u2265 80 years is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality after pancreatoduodenectomy. However, age alone should not be considered an exclusion criterion. Careful patient selection, taking biological age, comorbidities, and functional status into account, is essential. 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