title: [Therapeutic biliary endoscopy in patients over 90 years of age].
abstract: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an established method to treat bile duct obstruction. Besides, ERCP is one of the most stricking parts of interventional endoscopy and takes advantage of its minimal invasive condition to be applied to a wide variety of patients. We present five patients over 90 years of age who underwent successfully and without complications six therapeutic ERCPs. Endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy, common bile duct stone extraction and plastic stent insertion all were performed uneventfully and solving the biliary obstruction. Therapeutic ERCP is a safe and effective modality to treat bile duct obstruction in patients over 90 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Virgen de la Luz, Cuenca. jgarciacano@teleline.es
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Cano Lizcano
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: González Martín
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Taberna Arana
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Díaz Ruiz
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Morillas Ariño
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez Sola
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male