Gastrointestinal problems in the elderly.
Gastrointestinal problems in the elderly, such as swallowing difficulties, chest pain, bleeding, constipation, and colonic diseases, which may present problems in diagnosis or management, are discussed. A screening procedure for colorectal cancer in asymptomatic geriatric patients is proposed.
D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013909:Thorax