Complications and outcomes of routine endoscopy in the very elderly

Complications and outcomes of routine endoscopy in the very elderly

Background and study aims In Japan, the elderly population has been increasing annually. The number of elderly patients for whom esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy (CS) is indicated also has been rising. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of routine endoscopy...

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Main Authors: Ryoichi Miyanaga, Naoki Hosoe, Makoto Naganuma, Kenro Hirata, Seiichiro Fukuhara, Yoshihiro Nakazato, Keisuke Ojiro, Eisuke Iwasaki, Naohisa Yahagi, Haruhiko Ogata, Takanori Kanai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-02-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-120569

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