A Single Institution's Experience of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreaticography in the Eldery Patients: Outcomes, Safety and Complications | Zendy

Dae Hyeon Cho | Zendy; Geon Tae Park | Zendy; Ji Eun Oh | Zendy; Chang Wook Chung | Zendy; Gil Jong Yoo | Zendy; Sung Rok Kim | Zendy; Sang Goon Shim | Zendy

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A Single Institution's Experience of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreaticography in the Eldery Patients: Outcomes, Safety and Complications

Author(s) -

Dae Hyeon Cho,

Geon Tae Park,

Ji Eun Oh,

Chang Wook Chung,

Gil Jong Yoo,

Sung Rok Kim,

Sang Goon Shim

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

korean journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2233-6869

pISSN - 1598-9992

DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2011.58.2.88

Subject(s) - medicine , elderly people , pancreatitis , complication , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , retrospective cohort study , surgery , gerontology

As the population ages, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) is being used increasingly as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool for elderly patients with pancreatobiliary disease. The aim of this study was to assess the outcomes, safety and complications associated with ERCP performed in the elderly patients.

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