Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Nonagenarian Patients: Is It Really Safe?

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Nonagenarian Patients: Is It Really Safe?

Background/Aims Literature on the safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in elderly patients is divided. Based on this we decided to examine the safety of ERCP in nonagenarian patients. Methods A total of 1,389 patients, with a mean age of 63.94±19.62 years, underwent ERCP d...

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Main Authors: Zain A Sobani, Daria Yunina, Anna Abbasi, Kevin Tin, Daniel Simkin, Mary Rojas, Yuriy Tsirlin, Ira Mayer, Rabin Rahmani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hoon Jai Chun 2018-07-01
Series:Clinical Endoscopy
Subjects:
Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde
Aged, 80 and over
Online Access:http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2017-123.pdf

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