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Colonoscopy in the very elderly

Author(s) -

Laura J Neilson,

S Thirugnanasothy,

Colin Rees

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

british medical bulletin

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.08

H-Index - 112

eISSN - 1471-8391

pISSN - 0007-1420

DOI - 10.1093/bmb/ldy018

Subject(s) - colonoscopy , medicine , harm , polypectomy , population , gold standard (test) , colorectal cancer , medline , test (biology) , intensive care medicine , cancer , psychology , environmental health , social psychology , paleontology , political science , law , biology

Colonoscopy is the gold standard test for investigating lower gastrointestinal symptoms and is an important therapeutic tool for colonic polypectomy. This paper is aimed at the general physician and examines the role of colonoscopy in very elderly patients by exploring the particular risks in this population, the yield of colonoscopy and potential alternative investigations.

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