Pro: should screening colonoscopy be performed on an 88-yr-old healthy patient?
Schoen
Robert E
RE
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors