Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Nonagenarian Patients: Is It Really Safe?

• Main Authors: Zain A Sobani (Author), Daria Yunina (Author), Anna Abbasi (Author), Kevin Tin (Author), Daniel Simkin (Author), Mary Rojas (Author), Yuriy Tsirlin (Author), Ira Mayer (Author), Rabin Rahmani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Literature on the safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in elderly patients is divided. Based on this we decided to examine the safety of ERCP in nonagenarian patients. Methods A total of 1,389 patients, with a mean age of 63.94±19.62 years, underwent ERCP d...