Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in octogenarians.
Thirty patients > or = 80 years of age (mean 86) underwent diagnostic and/or therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The low mortality (6.6%) and complication (6.6%) rates lead us to believe that ERCP in octogenarians provides an acceptable route for diagnosis and treatment of biliary and pancreatic disorders.
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Institute of Gastroenterology, Liver Diseases and Nutrition, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre, Zerifin, Israel.
Berant
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Leibovitz
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Habot
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies