Patients’ comorbidities reduce the clinical value of emergency colonoscopy: results of a retrospective cohort study

Patients’ comorbidities reduce the clinical value of emergency colonoscopy: results of a retrospective cohort study

Background and study aims Urgent endoscopy is often used to diagnose and sometimes treat acute upper gastrointestinal syndromes (hemorrhage, toxic ingestion, and occlusion). However, its suitability concerning the management of lower gastrointestinal conditions in emergency circumstances is controve...

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Main Authors: Cristiano Cremone, Anouk Esch, Charlotte Gagniere, Alessandro Fugazza, Faria Mesli, Michael Levy, Aurelien Amiot, Alexis Laurent, Yann LeBaleur, Francois Hemery, Nicolas De’Angelis, Francesco Brunetti, Iradj Sobhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-11-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-118001

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