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The number of elderly patients undergoing hepatic resection for surgical treatment of benign and malignant cancers is increasing. However, there is limited clinical data on the complications and long‐term survival rates associated with liver surgery in the elderly patients (≥70 years) versus younger patients for malignant liver conditions.

Six electronic databases were searched for original published studies comparing elderly (≥70) versus younger (<70) cohorts for malignant liver tumours. Data were extracted and analysed according to predefined clinical endpoints.

Twenty‐seven comparative studies were identified, including 4769 elderly patients versus 15 855 younger patients (n = 20 624). There was significantly higher 30‐day mortality in the elderly colorectal liver metastasis group (P < 0.00002) and significant difference between elderly and young in terms of overall survival …