title: Gastrointestinal problems in the elderly.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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